John 1:41
He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ.
John 1:41 in other translations
| BSB | He first found his brother Simon and told him, “We have found the Messiah” (which is translated as Christ). |
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| WEB | He first found his own brother, Simon, and said to him, “We have found the Messiah!” (which is, being interpreted, Christ). |
| ASV | He findeth first his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messiah (which is, being interpreted, Christ). |
| 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,) |
| DARBY | He first finds his own brother Simon, and says to him, We have found the Messias (which being interpreted is Christ). |
| BBE | Early in the morning he came across his brother and said to him, We have made discovery! It is the Messiah! (which is to say, the Christ). |
| Webster | He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith to him, We have found the Messiah; which is, being interpreted, the Christ. |
What does John 1:41 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Barnes' Notes
We have found the Messias. They had learned from the testimony of John, and now had been more fully convinced from conversation with Jesus, that he was the Messiah. The word Messiah, or Messias, is Hebrew, and means the same as the Greek word Christ, anointed. Mt 1:1. From the conduct of Andrew we may learn that it is the nature of religion to desire that others may possess it. It does not lead us to monopolize it or to hide it under a bushel, but it seeks that others also may be brought to the Saviour. It does not wait for them to come, but it goes for them; it seeks them out, and tells them that a Saviour is found. Young converts should seek their friends and neighbours, and tell them of a Saviour; and not only their relatives, but all others as far as possible, that all may come to Jesus and be saved.
(6) "the Christ" or, "the anointed.
Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on John 1:37-42
The strongest and most prevailing argument with an awakened soul to follow Christ, is, that it is he only who takes away sin. Whatever communion there is between our souls and Christ, it is he who begins the discourse. He asked, What seek ye? The question Jesus put to them, we should all put to ourselves when we begin to follow Him, What do we design and desire? In following Christ, do we seek the favour of God and…
John 1:41 in the original Greek
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Cross references for John 1:41
- John 4:25
The woman saith unto him, I know that Messias cometh, which is called Christ: when he is come, he will tell us all things.
- John 1:45
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.
- Acts 13:32-33
And we declare unto you glad tidings, how that the promise which was made unto the fathers, God hath fulfilled the same unto us their children, in that he hath raised up Jesus again; as it is also written in the second psalm, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee.
- Isaiah 2:3-5
And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem. And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more. O house of Jacob, come ye, and let us walk in the light of the Lord.
- Psalms 89:20
I have found David my servant; with my holy oil have I anointed him:
- Acts 10:38
How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.
- Daniel 9:25-26
Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times. And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.
- Luke 2:17
And when they had seen it, they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this child.
- John 1:36-37
And looking upon Jesus as he walked, he saith, Behold the Lamb of God! And the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus.
- John 4:28-29
The woman then left her waterpot, and went her way into the city, and saith to the men, Come, see a man, which told me all things that ever I did: is not this the Christ?
- Luke 4:18-21
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, To preach the acceptable year of the Lord. And he closed the book, and he gave it again to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fastened on him. And he began to say unto them, This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears.
- Psalms 2:2
The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord, and against his anointed, saying,
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Context
- John 1:40
One of the two which heard John speak, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother.
- John 1:41
He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ.
- John 1:42
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.
John 1:41 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Este halló primero á su hermano Simón, y díjole: Hemos hallado al Mesías (que declarado es, el Cristo). |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Celui-ci trouve d’abord son propre frère Simon, et lui dit: Nous avons trouvé le Messie (ce qui, interprété, est Christ). |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Dieser findet zuerst seinen eigenen Bruder Simon und spricht zu ihm: Wir haben den Messias gefunden. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Invenit hic primum fratrem suum Simonem, et dicit ei: Invenimus Messiam (quod est interpretatum Christus). |