1:29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb
of God, who takes away the sin of the world! 30 This is the one I meant when I
said, ‘A man who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before
me.’ 31 I myself did not know him, but the reason I came baptizing with water
was that he might be revealed to Israel.” Then John gave this testimony: “I saw
the Spirit come down from heaven as a dove and remain on him. 33 I would not
have known him, except that the one who sent me to baptize with water told
me, ‘The man on whom you see the Spirit come down and remain is he who
will baptize with the Holy Spirit.’ 34 I have seen and I testify that this is the Son
of God.”
35 The next day John was there again with two of his disciples. 36 When he saw
Jesus passing by, he said, “Look, the Lamb of God!”
37 When the two disciples heard him say this, they followed Jesus. 38 Turning
around, Jesus saw them following and asked, “What do you want?”
They said, “Rabbi” (which means Teacher), “where are you staying?”
39 “Come,” he replied, “and you will see.”
So they went and saw where he was staying, and spent that day with him. It
was about the tenth hour. 40 Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, was one of the two
who heard what John had said and who had followed Jesus. 41 The first thing
Andrew did was to find his brother Simon and tell him, “We have found the
Messiah” (that is, the Christ).