John 1:41

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“He first found his brother Simon and told him, “We have found the Messiah” (which is translated as Christ).”

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BSBPD

“He first found his brother Simon and told him, “We have found the Messiah” (which is translated as Christ).”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“He findeth first his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messiah (which is, being interpreted, Christ).”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“this one doth first find his own brother Simon, and saith to him, `We have found the Messiah,' (which is, being interpreted, The Anointed,)”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo John 1:41 — 20 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 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 household.”
  2. Psalms 2:2The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together, against the LORD and against His Anointed One:
  3. Psalms 45:7You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has anointed you above your companions with the oil of joy.
  4. Psalms 89:20I have found My servant David; with My sacred oil I have anointed him.
  5. Isaiah 2:3And 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, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.
  6. 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.
  7. 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,
  8. Daniel 9:25Know 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, but in times of distress.
  9. Luke 2:17After they had seen the Child, they spread the message they had received about Him.
  10. 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.
  11. Luke 4:18“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,
  12. John 1:36When he saw Jesus walking by, he said, “Look, the Lamb of God!”
  13. 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.”
  14. John 4:25The woman said, “I know that Messiah” (called Christ) “is coming. When He comes, He will explain everything to us.”
  15. John 4:28Then the woman left her water jar, went back into the town, and said to the people,
  16. 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.
  17. 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.
  18. Acts 13:32And now we proclaim to you the good news: What God promised our fathers
  19. Hebrews 1:8But about the Son He says: “Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever, and justice is the scepter of Your kingdom.
  20. 1 John 1:3We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And this fellowship of ours is with the Father and with His Son, Jesus Christ.

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