“Look, the virgin will become pregnant and have a son, and they will name Him Immanuel,” which means “God with us.”
John 1:41 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) The first thing Andrew did was to find his own brother Simon and say to him, “We have found the Messiah (which means Christ [i.e., God’s specially chosen one]).” More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition He first sought out and found his own brother Simon and said to him, We have found (discovered) the Messiah!–which translated is the Christ (the Anointed One). American Standard Version (1901) He findeth first his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messiah (which is, being interpreted, Christ). Common English Bible He first found his own brother Simon and said to him, “We have found the Messiah” (which is translated Christ ). Catholic Public Domain Version First, he found his brother Simon, and he said to him, "We have found the Messiah," (which is translated as the Christ). Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version He findeth first his brother Simon, and saith to him: We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ. |
“Look, the virgin will become pregnant and have a son, and they will name Him Immanuel,” which means “God with us.”
And when they saw this, they told [everyone] what the angel had said about this baby.
She came forward at that very time and thanked God [in prayer] and spoke about the child [Jesus] to everyone [in the Temple area] who was expecting the redemption of the people of Jerusalem [i.e., their liberation from sin].
[Then] Philip found Nathaniel [i.e., the same as Bartholomew. See Matt. 10:3] and said to him, “We have found Him, the one Moses wrote about in the Law; and the prophets [also wrote about Him]. [He is] Jesus from Nazareth, the [step-] son of Joseph.”
[Then] the woman said to Jesus, “I know that Messiah is coming ([He is] the One who is called Christ). And when He does come, He will tell us everything.”
This message was about Jesus from Nazareth and how God specially chose Him [and signified it] by giving Him the Holy Spirit and power. He traveled all over doing good [for people] and healing everyone who was [being] oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him.
For [truly] it was both Herod and Pontius Pilate, together with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, who gathered together in this city [of Jerusalem] against your Holy Servant Jesus
We declare to you what we have seen and heard [concerning Christ], so that you also may share a relationship with us. And indeed, our fellowship is with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ.