John 1:40
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“One of the two which heard John speak, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother.”
μαθητής
Not just a follower — a learner who becomes like the teacher. The last command Jesus gives is not go and convert — it is go and make mathetes. People who learn from Me, walk like Me, think like Me, love like Me. The mission is not decisions. It is transformation.
ἀκούω
Heard
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ἀκούω
To hear, to listen, to understand. Akouo. He who has ears to hear let him hear. Hearing in Scripture means more than sound reaching the ear. It means responding.
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ἀκολουθέω
Followed
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ἀκολουθέω
To follow, to accompany, to come after. Akoloutheo. Come follow Me. The invitation of Jesus is always forward. Following Him means leaving what is behind.
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Πέτρος
Peter
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Πέτρος
a (piece of) rock (larger than G3037 (λίθος)); as a name, Petrus, an apostle
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Ἰωάννης
John
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Ἰωάννης
Joannes (i.e. Jochanan), the name of four Israelites
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Σίμων
of Simon
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Σίμων
Simon (i.e. Shimon), the name of nine Israelites
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εἰμί
Was
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εἰμί
I exist (used only when emphatic)
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