John 1:35-51
The following day, John was again standing with two of his disciples. [36] As Jesus walked by, John looked at him and then declared, "Look! There is the Lamb of God!" [37] Then John's two disciples turned and followed Jesus.
[38] Jesus looked around and saw them following. "What do you want?" he asked them.
They replied, "Rabbi" (which means Teacher), "where are you staying?"
[39] "Come and see," he said. It was about four o'clock in the afternoon when they went with him to the place, and they stayed there the rest of the day.
[40] Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, was one of these men who had heard what John said and then followed Jesus. [41] The first thing Andrew did was to find his brother, Simon, and tell him, "We have found the Messiah" (which means the Christ).
[42] Then Andrew brought Simon to meet Jesus. Looking intently at Simon, Jesus said, "You are Simon, the son of John—but you will be called Cephas" (which means Peter).
[43] The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. He found Philip and said to him, "Come, be my disciple." [44] Philip was from Bethsaida, Andrew and Peter's hometown.
[45] Philip went off to look for Nathanael and told him, "We have found the very person Moses and the prophets wrote about! His name is Jesus, the son of Joseph from Nazareth."
[46] "Nazareth!" exclaimed Nathanael. "Can anything good come from there?"
"Just come and see for yourself," Philip said.
[47] As they approached, Jesus said, "Here comes an honest man—a true son of Israel."
[48] "How do you know about me?" Nathanael asked.
And Jesus replied, "I could see you under the fig tree before Philip found you."
[49] Nathanael replied, "Teacher, you are the Son of God—the King of Israel!"
[50] Jesus asked him, "Do you believe all this just because I told you I had seen you under the fig tree? You will see greater things than this." [51] Then he said, "The truth is, you will all see heaven open and the angels of God going up and down upon the Son of Man."
Questions for Reflection
1. What gets you excited or enthusiastic?
2. What did John’s disciples do when John identified Jesus? (1:37)
3. What did Jesus ask John’s disciples? (1:38)
4. What did John’s disciples call Jesus? (1:38)
5. What did John’s disciples ask Jesus? (1:38)
6. What was the first thing Andrew did after he had followed Jesus? (1:40)
7. What did Andrew tell his brother about Jesus? (1:41)
8. What does it mean to follow Jesus?
9. What hinders us from following Jesus?
10. What must we leave to follow Jesus?
