John 1:29

“The next day he sees Jesus coming toward him and says, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!”

John 1:29 · direct translation from the Greek
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שֶׂה / ἀμνός

John says of Jesus: “the Lamb (amnos) of God, who takes away the sin of the world.”

Isaiah 53:7John 1:36

John 1:29, word by word

The next dayἐπαύριονepaurion

the next day

The next day.

Where else “epaurion” appears
he seesβλέπειblepei

see

To use the eyes to perceive something; also to look with intent.

Where else “blepei” appears
JesusἸησοῦνIēsoun

Jesus

Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).

Where else “Iēsoun” appears
comingἐρχόμενονerchomenon

come

To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.

Where else “erchomenon” appears
saysλέγειlegei

say

To express something in words to others.

Where else “legei” appears
“LookἼδεIde

look

Look! See!

Where else “Ide” appears
the Lambἀμνὸςamnos

lamb

Lamb.

Where else “amnos” appears
of Godθεοῦtheou

God

The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.

Where else “theou” appears
takes awayαἴρωνairōn

take away

To take something or someone away from its place.

Where else “airōn” appears
the sinἁμαρτίανhamartian

sin

Doing what God does not want, and the guilt it leaves.

Where else “hamartian” appears
of the worldκόσμουkosmou

world of people

People everywhere, whom God loves.

Where else “kosmou” appears

The context

28These things happened in Bethany across the Jordan, where John was immersing.

29 · This verse (above)

30This is the one about whom I said, ‘After me comes a man who has come to be ahead of me, because he existed before me.’

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  1. 1. What it says

    What does the beginning of this chapter say about the Word: where it was, what it was, and what came to be through it? (vv. 1-14)

  2. 2. What it means

    John says those who received the Word were given authority to become children of God. What does “receiving him” mean in this chapter? (vv. 11-13)

  3. 3. How I live it

    Jesus asked the first disciples, “What are you looking for?” and invited them, “Come and you will see” (vv. 38-39). What are you looking for today?

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