Jesus
Calls His First Disciples.
Beyond
the Jordan
Date: c. AD 27
Third Event
John 1:35 - 51
John 1:31
And I knew him not: but that he should be made manifest to Israel,
therefore am I come baptizing with water.
32
And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven
like a dove, and it abode upon him.
33
And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the
same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending,
and remaining on him, the same is he which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost.
34
And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God. ? 1
35
Again the next day after John stood, and two of his disciples;
36 And
looking upon Jesus as he walked, he saith, Behold the Lamb of God!
37 And
the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus.
38 Then
Jesus turned, and saw them following, and saith unto them, What
seek ye? They said unto him, Rabbi, (which is to say, being
interpreted, Master,) where dwellest thou?
39 He
saith unto them, Come and see. They came
and saw where he dwelt, and abode with him that day: for it was about
the tenth hour.
40
One of the two which heard John speak, and followed him, was
Andrew, Simon Peter's brother.
41
He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have
found the Messiah, which is, being interpreted, the Christ.
42
And he brought him to Jesus. And when Jesus beheld him, he said, Thou
art Simon the son of Jona: thou shalt be called Cephas, which
is by interpretation, A stone.
43 The day
following Jesus would go forth into Galilee, and findeth Philip, and
saith unto him, Follow me.
44 Now
Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter.
45 Philip
findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him, of whom
Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the
son of Joseph.
46
And Nathanael said unto him, Can there any good thing come out of
Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see.
47
Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold
an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!
48 Nathanael
saith unto him, Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered and said unto
him, Before that Philip called thee, when thou wast
under the fig tree, I saw thee.
49
Nathanael answered and saith unto him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of
God; thou art the King of Israel.
50
Jesus answered and said unto him, Because I said
unto thee, I saw thee under the fig tree, believest thou? thou shalt
see greater things than these.
51
And he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto
you, Hereafter ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of God
ascending and descending upon the Son of man.