22.
Jesus Calls His First Disciples
(Location:
Bethabara,
The Desert Region Of Judea By The Jordan River)
JOHN 1: 35 The next day John was
there again with two of his disciples. 36 When
he saw Jesus passing by, he said, "Behold, the Lamb of
God!"
37 When
the two disciples heard him say this, they followed Jesus. 38 Turning
around, Jesus saw them following and asked, "What
do you want?" They said,
"Rabbi" (which means Teacher), "where are You
staying?" 39 "Come," He replied, "and you will see." So
they went and saw where He was staying, and spent that day with
Him. It was about the tenth hour. 40 Andrew,
Simon Peter's brother, was one of the two who heard what John had
said and who had followed Jesus. 41 The first
thing Andrew did was to find his brother Simon and tell him,
"We have found the Messiah" (that is, the Christ). 42 And
he brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, "You
are Simon son of John. You will be called Cephas" (which,
when translated, is Peter).
(Location:
Galilee- Near the Sea of Galilee)
43 The next day Jesus decided to leave for Galilee. Finding Philip, He
said to him, "Follow
Me." 44 Philip, like Andrew and Peter, was from the town
of Bethsaida. 45 Philip found Nathanael and
told him, "We have found the one Moses wrote about in the
Law, and about whom the prophets also wrote--Jesus of Nazareth,
the son of Joseph." 46 "Nazareth! Can
anything good come from there?" Nathanael asked. "Come
and see," said Philip. 47 When Jesus saw
Nathanael approaching, He said of him, "Here
is a true Israelite, in whom there is nothing false." 48 "How
do you know me?" Nathanael asked. Jesus answered, "I
saw you while you were still under the fig tree before Philip
called you." 49 Then
Nathanael declared, "Rabbi, You are the Son of God; You are
the King of Israel." 50 Jesus said, "You
believe because I told you I saw you under the fig tree. You shall
see greater things than that." 51 He
then added, "I
tell you the truth, you shall see Heaven open, and the angels of
God ascending and descending on the Son of Man."
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