41 He first found his own brother Simon and told him, “We have found the Messiah!”[a](A) (which means “Anointed(B) One”), 42 and he brought Simon to Jesus.

When Jesus saw him, He said, “You are Simon, son of John.[b] You will be called Cephas”(C) (which means “Rock”).

Philip and Nathanael

43 The next day He[c] decided to leave for Galilee. Jesus found Philip(D) and told him, “Follow Me!”

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Footnotes

  1. John 1:41 In the NT, the word Messiah translates the Gk word Christos (“Anointed One”), except here and in Jn 4:25 where it translates Messias.
  2. John 1:42 Other mss read Simon, son of Jonah
  3. John 1:43 Or he, referring either to Simon Peter (vv. 41-42) or Andrew (vv. 40-41)

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