Bible Strands
John 1:41
He first found his brother Simon and told him, “We have found the Messiah” (which is translated as Christ).
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Andrew addresses his brother Simon immediately after hearing John’s testimony and following Jesus.
The words — πρῶτον (prōton) means “first,” and εὑρίσκω (heuriskō) means “finds,” marking Andrew’s immediate action of locating his brother and reporting his discovery.
The thread — The announcement “We have found the Messiah” recurs in John 1:45 when Philip speaks to Nathanael and echoes the Johannine focus on Christ’s identity in John 4:25.
Why it lands — It requires the reader to acknowledge that personal encounter with Jesus initiates direct witness to others, moving from individual following to familial proclamation.
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The Greek words
King James Version
He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ.
Cross-references
- John 4:25 The woman said, “I know that Messiah” (called Christ) “is coming. When He comes, He will explain everything to us.”
- John 1:45 Philip found Nathanael and told him, “We have found the One Moses wrote about in the Law, the One the prophets foretold—Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.”
- Isaiah 2:3 And many peoples will come and say: “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us His ways so that we may walk in His paths.” For the law will go forth from Zion, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.
- Acts 13:32 And now we proclaim to you the good news: What God promised our fathers
- Psalms 89:20 I have found My servant David; with My sacred oil I have anointed him.
- Daniel 9:25 Know and understand this: From the issuance of the decree to restore and rebuild Jerusalem until the Messiah, the Prince, there will be seven weeks and sixty-two weeks. It will be rebuilt with streets and a trench, but in times of distress.
- Luke 2:17 After they had seen the Child, they spread the message they had received about Him.
- John 1:36 When he saw Jesus walking by, he said, “Look, the Lamb of God!”
- John 4:28 Then the woman left her water jar, went back into the town, and said to the people,
- Acts 10:38 how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how Jesus went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, because God was with Him.