John 1 · Verse 35

John 1:35

Again the next day after John stood, and two of his disciples;

John 1:35, King James Version

John 1:35 in other translations

BSB	The next day John was there again with two of his disciples.
WEB	Again, the next day, John was standing with two of his disciples,
ASV	Again on the morrow John was standing, and two of his disciples;
YLT	On the morrow, again, John was standing, and two of his disciples,
DARBY	Again, on the morrow, there stood John and two of his disciples.
BBE	The day after, John was there again with two of his disciples;
Webster	Again the next day after, John stood, and two of his disciples;

What does John 1:35 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

35. John stood--"was standing," at his accustomed place.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Barnes' Notes

Verse 35. The next day. The day after his remarkable testimony that Jesus was the Son of God. This testimony of John is reported because it was the main design of this evangelist to show that Jesus was the Messiah. See the Introduction. To do this, he adduces the decided and repeated testimony of John the Baptist. This was impartial evidence in the case, and hence he so particularly dwells upon it.

John stood. Or was standing. This was probably apart from the multitude.

Two of his disciples. One of these was Andrew (Jn 1:40), and it is not improbable that the other was the writer of this gospel.

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 35 The next day - After that mentioned Joh 1:29. Two of his disciples - One of them was Andrew, Joh 1:40, and it is very likely that John himself was the other; in every thing in which he might receive honor he studiously endeavors to conceal his own name.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on John 1:29-36

John saw Jesus coming to him, and pointed him out as the Lamb of God. The paschal lamb, in the shedding and sprinkling of its blood, the roasting and eating of its flesh, and all the other circumstances of the ordinance, represented the salvation of sinners by faith in Christ. And the lambs sacrificed every morning and evening, can only refer to Christ slain as a sacrifice to redeem us to God by his blood. John came…

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John 1:35 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ΤῇTēaOn theG3588

ἐπαύριονepaurionnext dayG1887

πάλινpalinagainG3825

εἱστήκειheistēkeihad stoodG2476

ὁho<the>G3588

ἸωάννηςIōannēsJohnG2491

καὶkaiandG2532

ἐκekofG1537

τῶνtōntheG3588

μαθητῶνmathētōndisciplesG3101

αὐτοῦautouof himG846

δύο.duotwo.G1417

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for John 1:35

Malachi 3:16
Then they that feared the Lord spake often one to another: and the Lord hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the Lord, and that thought upon his name.
John 3:25-26
Then there arose a question between some of John’s disciples and the Jews about purifying. And they came unto John, and said unto him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou barest witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all men come to him.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

and two.
3:25,26; Mal 3:16

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

John 1:34
And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God.
John 1:35
Again the next day after John stood, and two of his disciples;
John 1:36
And looking upon Jesus as he walked, he saith, Behold the Lamb of God!

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John 1:35 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	El siguiente día otra vez estaba Juan, y dos de sus discípulos.
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Le lendemain encore, Jean se tint là, et deux de ses disciples;
German Elberfelder 1871	Des folgenden Tages stand wiederum Johannes und zwei von seinen Jüngern,
Latin Clementine Vulgate	Altera die iterum stabat Joannes, et ex discipulis ejus duo.