John 1 · Verse 36

John 1:36

And looking upon Jesus as he walked, he saith, Behold the Lamb of God!
John 1:36, King James Version

John 1:36 in other translations

BSBWhen he saw Jesus walking by, he said, “Look, the Lamb of God!”
WEBand he looked at Jesus as he walked, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God!”
ASVand he looked upon Jesus as he walked, and saith, Behold, the Lamb of God!
YLTand having looked on Jesus walking, he saith, ‘Lo, the Lamb of God;'
DARBYAnd, looking at Jesus as he walked, he says, Behold the Lamb of God.
BBEAnd looking at Jesus while he was walking he said, See, there is the Lamb of God!
WebsterAnd looking upon Jesus as he walked, he saith, Behold the Lamb of God!

What does John 1:36 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
36. looking--having fixed his eyes, with significant gaze, on Jesus. as he walked--but not now to him. To have done this once (see on Joh 1:29) was humility enough [Bengel]. Behold, &c.--The repetition of that wonderful proclamation, in identical terms and without another word, could only have been meant as a gentle hint to go after Him--as they did.

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

Barnes' Notes
Verse 36. Looking upon Jesus, &c. Fixing his eyes intently upon him. Singling him out and regarding him with special attention. Contemplating him as the long-expected Messiah and Deliverer of the world. In this way should all ministers fix the eye on the Son of God, and direct all others to him.

As he walked. While Jesus was walking.

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 36 And looking upon Jesus - Attentively beholding, εμβλεψας, from εν, into, and βλεπω, to look - to view with steadfastness and attention. He who desires to discover the glories and excellencies of this Lamb of God, must thus look on him. At first sight, he appears only as a man among men, and as dying in testimony to the truth, as many others have died. But, on a more attentive consideration, he appears to be no less than God manifest in the flesh, and, by his death, making an atonement for the sin of the world. Behold the Lamb of God! - By this the Baptist designed to direct the attention of his own disciples to Jesus, not only as the great sacrifice for the sin of the world, but also as the complete teacher of heavenly truth.

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 1:36 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.

καὶkaiAndG2532
ἐμβλέψαςemblepsashaving looked atG1689
τῷtō<the>G3588
ἸησοῦIēsouJesusG2424
περιπατοῦντιperipatountiwalkingG4043
λέγει·legeihe says;G3004
ἴδεideBeholdG2396
ὁhotheG3588
ἀμνὸςamnosLambG286
τοῦtou<the>G3588
θεοῦ.theouof God!G2316

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

Cross references for John 1:36

  • John 1:29

    The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.

  • 1 Peter 1:19-20

    But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot: Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you,

  • Isaiah 65:1-2

    I am sought of them that asked not for me; I am found of them that sought me not: I said, Behold me, behold me, unto a nation that was not called by my name. I have spread out my hands all the day unto a rebellious people, which walketh in a way that was not good, after their own thoughts;

  • Hebrews 12:2

    Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.

  • Isaiah 45:22

    Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Behold.
29; Isa 45:22; 65:1,2; Heb 12:2; 1Pe 1:19,20

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

Context

  • 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!

  • John 1:37

    And the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus.

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John 1:36 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y mirando á Jesús que andaba por allí, dijo: He aquí el Cordero de Dios.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		et regardant Jésus qui marchait, il dit: Voilà l’agneau de Dieu!
German
Elberfelder 1871		und hinblickend auf Jesum, der da wandelte, spricht er: Siehe, das Lamm Gottes!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et respiciens Jesum ambulantem, dicit: Ecce agnus Dei.