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John 1:37

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

KJV

ἤκουσαν οἱ δύο μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ λαλοῦντος, καὶ ἠκολούθησαν τῷ Ἰησοῦ.

Greek NT

Et audierunt eum duo discipuli loquentem, et secuti sunt Jesum.

Vulgate

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

ASV

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

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

9 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
δύο
duo
adjective · 132×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
λαλέω
laleo
verb · 298×
μαθητής
mathetes
noun · 261×
ἀκολουθέω
akoloutheo
verb · 91×
ἀκούω
akouo
verb · 427×
Ἰησοῦς
iesous
noun · 908×
o
article · 19778×

Textual variants

1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

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SBLGNT: οἱ δύο μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ | WH/Treg/NIV: οἱ δύο μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ | RP: αὐτοῦ οἱ δύο μαθηταὶ
  • οἱ δύο μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦSBLGNT
  • οἱ δύο μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • αὐτοῦ οἱ δύο μαθηταὶRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Eph 4:29 — Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.
  • John 1:43 — The day following Jesus would go forth into Galilee, and findeth Philip, and saith unto him, Follow me.
  • John 4:39 — And many of the Samaritans of that city believed on him for the saying of the woman, which testified, He told me all that ever I did.
  • Rev 22:17 — And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.
  • Rom 10:17 — So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
  • Zech 8:21 — And the inhabitants of one city shall go to another, saying, Let us go speedily to pray before the LORD, and to seek the LORD of hosts: I will go also.