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The First Disciples

John 1:41

In 9 translations

BSB
He first found his brother Simon and told him, “We have found the Messiah” (which is translated as Christ).
KJV
He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ.
WEB
He first found his own brother, Simon, and said to him, “We have found the Messiah!” (which is, being interpreted, Christ).“Messiah” (Hebrew) and “Christ” (Greek) both mean “Anointed One”.
ASV
He findeth first his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messiah (which is, being interpreted, Christ).
LSV
this one first finds his own brother Simon and says to him, “We have found the Messiah,” (which is, being interpreted, Anointed One),
YLT
this one doth first find his own brother Simon, and saith to him, 'We have found the Messiah,' (which is, being interpreted, The Anointed,)
DBY
He first finds his own brother Simon, and says to him, We have found the Messias (which being interpreted is Christ).
DRC
He findeth first his brother Simon, and saith to him: We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ.
GNV
The same founde his brother Simon first, and said vnto him, We haue founde that Messias, which is by interpretation, that Christ.

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Where the editions differ

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  • NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read πρῶτον (“first”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read πρῶτος (“first”).
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
  • In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus include ὅ (“the”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles, Byzantine text do not include this wording.
SBLGNT apparatus (1)

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  • SBLGNT: πρῶτον. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read πρῶτον; Robinson–Pierpont read πρῶτος.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
εὑρίσκει οὗτος πρῶτον τὸν ἀδελφὸν τὸν ἴδιον Σίμωνα καὶ λέγει αὐτῷ· Εὑρήκαμεν τὸν Μεσσίαν (ὅ ἐστιν μεθερμηνευόμενον χριστός).
RP2018
Εὑρίσκει οὗτος πρῶτος τὸν ἀδελφὸν τὸν ἴδιον Σίμωνα, καὶ λέγει αὐτῷ, Εὑρήκαμεν τὸν Μεσίαν- ὅ ἐστιν μεθερμηνευόμενον, χριστός.
TR-Boyd
Εὑρίσκει οὗτος πρῶτος τὸν ἀδελφὸν τὸν ἴδιον Σίμωνα, καὶ λέγει αὐτῷ, Εὑρήκαμεν τὸν Μεσσίαν — ὅ ἐστι μεθερμηνευόμενον, ὁ Χριστός.
SCR1894
ευρισκει ουτος πρωτος τον αδελφον τον ιδιον σιμωνα και λεγει αυτω ευρηκαμεν τον μεσσιαν ο εστιν μεθερμηνευομενον ο χριστος

Who and where

👤 Jesus Christ👤 Simon Peter◆ First Disciples Gathered

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In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

  • John 4:25The woman said, “I know that Messiah” (called Christ) “is coming. When He comes, He will explain everything to us.”
  • John 1:45Philip found Nathanael and told him, “We have found the One Moses wrote about in the Law, the One the prophets foretold—Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.”
  • Isaiah 2:3–5And many peoples will come and say: “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us His ways so that we may walk in His paths.” For the law will go forth from Zion,…
  • Acts 13:32–33And now we proclaim to you the good news: What God promised our fathers He has fulfilled for us, their children, by raising up Jesus. As it is written in the second Psalm: ‘You are My Son; today I have become Your…
  • Psalms 89:20I have found My servant David; with My sacred oil I have anointed him.
  • John 1:36–37When he saw Jesus walking by, he said, “Look, the Lamb of God!” And when the two disciples heard him say this, they followed Jesus.
  • John 4:28–29Then the woman left her water jar, went back into the town, and said to the people, “Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the Christ?”
  • Acts 10:38how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how Jesus went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, because God was with Him.
  • Daniel 9:25–26Know and understand this: From the issuance of the decree to restore and rebuild Jerusalem, until the Messiah, the Prince, there will be seven weeks and sixty-two weeks. It will be rebuilt with streets and a trench,…
  • Luke 2:17After they had seen the Child, they spread the message they had received about Him.
  • Isaiah 61:1The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners,
  • Isaiah 11:2The Spirit of the LORD will rest on Him— the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and strength, the Spirit of knowledge and fear of the LORD.
  • Luke 2:38Coming forward at that moment, she gave thanks to God and spoke about the Child to all who were waiting for the redemption of Jerusalem.
  • Acts 4:27In fact, this is the very city where Herod and Pontius Pilate conspired with the Gentiles and the people of Israel against Your holy servant Jesus, whom You anointed.
  • Luke 4:18–21“The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed, to proclaim…
  • 2 Kings 7:9Finally, they said to one another, “We are not doing what is right. Today is a day of good news. If we are silent and wait until morning light, our sin will overtake us. Now, therefore, let us go and tell the king’s…

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