John 1:40 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

One of the two men who had listened to John and had become a follower of Jesus was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

One of the two which heard John speak, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

One of the two who heard what John said and followed Jesus was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother.

American Standard Version (1901)

One of the two that heard John speak, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother.

Common English Bible

One of the two disciples who heard what John said and followed Jesus was Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter.

Catholic Public Domain Version

And Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, was one of the two who had heard about him from John and had followed him.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

And Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, was one of the two who had heard of John, and followed him.

John 1:40 Cross References

Matthew 10:2

Now the names of the twelve apostles were: First, Simon, also called Peter, Andrew, his brother, James and John, sons of Zebedee,

Luke 5:1

Now it happened while Jesus was standing on the shore of Lake Genneseret [i.e., Lake Galilee] that the crowd was pushing closer to Him to hear God’s message.

John 1:39

Then He said to them, “Come, and you will see.” So, they went and saw where He was staying and they stayed with Him that day. It was about ten o’clock in the morning. [Note: Hour designations in this book are being calculated by Roman time, but this would have been 4 PM if Jewish time were meant].

John 2:2

and Jesus and His disciples had been invited to it also.

John 4:33

So, the disciples said to one another, “No one has brought Him anything to eat [have they]?”

John 6:8

[Then] one of His disciples, named Andrew, [who was] Simon Peter’s brother, said to Him,

Acts 1:13

Upon arriving at the house where they were staying, they went upstairs. [Those present were]: Peter, John, James, Andrew, Philip, Thomas, Bartholomew, Matthew, James, the son of Alpheus, Simon the Zealous [one] and Judas, the son of James. [Note: Judas Iscariot, the twelfth apostle, had already committed suicide].