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John 1:29
The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — John the Baptist, at Bethany beyond the Jordan, the day after the events of 1:28, declares this upon seeing Jesus approach him. His audience is his own followers, who in 1:35 immediately turn to follow Jesus.
The words — ἐπαύριον (epaurion, "the next day") is a fixed narrative marker, not a vague "afterward," giving the scene a precise temporal hinge. ἐρχόμενον (erchomenon, "coming") is a present participle, rendering Jesus's approach as continuous motion rather than a single arrival.
The thread — The "Lamb" language echoes Isaiah 53:7 (led like a lamb to slaughter) and 1 Peter 1:19 (lamb without blemish), while "the sin of the world" finds its parallel in 1 John 2:2 (atoning sacrifice for the sins of the whole world).
Why it lands — It places the reader in the position of the one who must see and recognize, not merely hear about. The scope is not "your sin" but "the sin of the world" — a claim that demands either belief or refusal.
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The Greek words
King James Version
The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.
Cross-references
- Isaiah 53:7 He was oppressed and afflicted, yet He did not open His mouth. He was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is silent, so He did not open His mouth.
- 1 John 2:2 He Himself is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.
- 1 Peter 1:19 but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or spot.
- 1 John 3:5 But you know that Christ appeared to take away sins, and in Him there is no sin.
- 2 Corinthians 5:21 God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.
- 1 Peter 2:24 He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. “By His stripes you are healed.”
- Isaiah 53:11 After the anguish of His soul, He will see the light of life and be satisfied. By His knowledge My righteous Servant will justify many, and He will bear their iniquities.
- Hebrews 1:3 The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His nature, upholding all things by His powerful word. After He had provided purification for sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.
- Revelation 12:11 They have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony. And they did not love their lives so as to shy away from death.
- Revelation 6:1 Then I watched as the Lamb opened one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures say in a voice like thunder, “Come!”