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Andκαὶlooking atἐμβλέψαςJesusτῷ Ἰησοῦas he walked by,περιπατοῦντιhe says,λέγει“Look,Ἴδεthe Lambὁ ἀμνὸςof God!”τοῦ θεοῦ
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שֶׂה / ἀμνός
John repeats it before two of his disciples, who then follow Jesus.
John 1:36
Study it in the app“And looking at Jesus as he walked by, he says, “Look, the Lamb of God!””
With the Greek beneath
John 1:36, word by word
- looking atἐμβλέψαςemblepsas
gaze
To look at someone directly and attentively, resting one's eyes on them.
Where else “emblepsas” appears- JesusἸησοῦIēsou
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 “Iēsou” appears- as he walked byπεριπατοῦντιperipatounti
walk
To move on foot, step by step, from place to place.
Where else “peripatounti” appears- he 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
The context
35The next day John was standing there again, and two of his disciples.
36 · This verse (above)
37And the two disciples heard him speaking, and they followed Jesus.
To study John 1 in a group
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. 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. 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?