John 1:41 BSB — MannaFest

John 1:41

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

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

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

KJV

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

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Commentary

1 voice

Cyril of Alexandria

Commentary on the Gospel of John, Book 2 (444)

They who even now received the talent, straightway make traffic of their talent, and bring it to the Lord. For such are in truth obedient and docile souls, not needing many words for profit, nor bearing the fruit of their instruction, after revolutions of years or months, but attaining the goal of wisdom along with the commencement of their instruction. For give, it says, instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

He first findeth - He found him and “told him about Jesus” before he brought him to Jesus. 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.” See the notes at Mat 1:1. From the conduct of Andrew we may learn that it is the nature of religion to desire that others may possess it.

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: John (lightly modernized text, Grace Gems edition) (1869)

These verses ought always to be interesting to every true Christian. They describe the first beginnings of the Christian Church. Vast as that church is now, there was a time when it consisted of only two weak members. The calling of those two members is described in the passage which is now before our eyes. We see, for one thing, in these verses, what good is done by continually testifying of Christ. The first time that John the Baptist cried, "Behold the Lamb of God," no result appears to have followed.

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Original language & word study

18 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Εὑρίσκει	Heuriskei	Finds	G2147 →
οὗτος	houtos	he	G3778 →
πρῶτον	prōton	first	G4413 →
τὸν	ton	the	G3588 →
ἀδελφὸν	adelphon	brother	G80 →
τὸν	ton	<the>	G3588 →
ἴδιον	idion	[his] own	G2398 →
Σίμωνα	Simōna	Simon	G4613 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
λέγει	legei	he says	G3004 →
αὐτῷ·	autō	to him;	G846 →
εὑρήκαμεν	heurēkamen	We have found	G2147 →
τὸν	ton	the	G3588 →
Μεσσίαν,	Messian	Messiah,	G3323 →
ὅ	ho	which	G3739 →
ἐστιν	estin	is	G1510 →
μεθερμηνευόμενον	methermēneuomenon	being translated	G3177 →
χριστός.	christos	Christ.	G5547 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
John 1:45
Philip 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.”
leads to
- Deuteronomy 18:18–22
  I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their brothers. I will put My words in his mouth, and he will tell them everything I command him.
- Micah 5:2
  But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come forth for Me One to be ruler over Israel—One whose origins are of old, from the days…
- Luke 24:27
  And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, He explained to them what was written in all the Scriptures about Himself.
- Matthew 2:23
  and he went and lived in a town called Nazareth. So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophets: “He will be called a Nazarene.”
- Luke 24:44
  Jesus said to them, “These are the words I spoke to you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about Me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets,…
Through
Psalms 89:20
I have found My servant David; with My sacred oil I have anointed him.
leads to
- 1 Samuel 16:12–13
  So Jesse sent for his youngest son and brought him in. He was ruddy, with beautiful eyes and a handsome appearance. And the LORD said, “Rise and anoint him, for he is the one.”
- Isaiah 61:1–3
  The 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…
Through
John 4:25
The woman said, “I know that Messiah” (called Christ) “is coming. When He comes, He will explain everything to us.”
leads to
- John 1:49
  “Rabbi,” Nathanael answered, “You are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!”