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John 1:40

One of the two which heard John speak, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother.

KJV

λέγει αὐτοῖς· ἔρχεσθε καὶ ὄψεσθε. ἦλθαν οὖν καὶ εἶδαν ποῦ μένει, καὶ παρ’ αὐτῷ ἔμειναν τὴν ἡμέραν ἐκείνην· ὥρα ἦν ὡς δεκάτη.

Greek NT

Erat autem Andreas, frater Simonis Petri, unus ex duobus qui audierant a Joanne, et secuti fuerant eum.

Vulgate

One of the two that heard John speak, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother.

ASV

And Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, was one of the two who had heard of John and followed him.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

16 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
δέκατος
dekatos
adjective · 3×
εἰμί
eimi
verb · 2461×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
μένω
meno
verb · 117×
οὖν
oun
conjunction · 489×
παρά
para
preposition · 191×
πού
pou
adverb · 8×
ἐκεῖνος
ekeinos
demonstrative · 240×
ἔρχομαι
erchomai
verb · 627×
ἡμέρα
emera
noun · 388×
o
article · 19778×
ὁράω
orao
verb · 682×
ὡς
os
adverb · 502×
ὥρα
ora
noun · 106×

Historic Christian voices

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

1. The Parable of the Tares: the House of Jesus. Then He left the multitudes and went into His house, and His disciples came unto Him saying, Declare to us the parable of the tares of the field. Matthew 13:36 When Jesus then is with the multitudes, He is not in His house, for the multitudes are outside of the house, and it is an act which springs from His love of men to leave t…

Cross-references

  • John 12:22 — Philip cometh and telleth Andrew: and again Andrew and Philip tell Jesus.
  • Luke 5:2 — And saw two ships standing by the lake: but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets.
  • Mal 3:16 — Then they that feared the LORD spake often one to another: and the LORD hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the LORD, and that thought upon h
  • Mark 1:16 — Now as he walked by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.
  • Mark 1:16 — Now as he walked by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.
  • Matt 4:18 — And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.
  • Matt 4:18 — And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.
  • Matt 10:2 — Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;