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The next day he ^(*)saw Jesus coming to him, and ^(*)said, "Behold, ^(C1)the Lamb of God who ^(C2)takes away the sin of the world!

"This is He in behalf of whom I said, '^(C1)After me is coming a Man who has proved to be ^(F1)my superior, ^(C2)because He existed before me.'

"And I did not recognize ^(F1)Him, but so that He would be revealed to Israel, I came baptizing ^(F2)in water."

And John ^(C1)testified, saying, "^(C2)I have seen the Spirit descending as a dove out of heaven, and He remained upon Him.

"And I did not recognize ^(F1)Him, but He who sent me to baptize ^(F2)in water said to me, 'He upon whom you see the Spirit descending and remaining upon Him, ^(C1)this is the One who baptizes ^(F2)in the Holy Spirit.'

"And I myself have seen, and have testified that this is ^(C1)the ^(F1)Son of God."

Again ^(C1)the next day John was standing ^(F1)with two of his disciples,

and he looked at Jesus as He walked, and ^(*)said, "Behold, ^(C1)the Lamb of God!"

And the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus.

And Jesus turned and saw them following, and ^(*)said to them, "What are you seeking?" They said to Him, "^(C1)Rabbi (which translated means Teacher), where are You staying?"

He ^(*)said to them, "Come, and you will see." So they came and saw where He was staying, and they stayed with Him that day; it was about the ^(F1)tenth hour.

^(C1)One of the two who heard John speak, and followed Him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother.

He first ^(*)found his own brother Simon and ^(*)said to him, "We have found the ^(C1)Messiah" (which translated means ^(F1)Christ).

He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, "You are Simon the son of ^(F1)(C1)John; you shall be called ^(C2)Cephas" (which is translated ^(F2)(C3)Peter).

^(C1)The next day He ^(F1)decided to go to ^(C2)Galilee, and He ^(*)found ^(C3)Philip. And Jesus ^(*)said to him, "^(C4)Follow Me."

Now ^(C1)Philip was from ^(C2)Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter.

^(C1)Philip ^(*)found ^(C2)Nathanael and ^(*)said to him, "We have found Him of whom ^(C3)Moses wrote in the Law, and ^(C3)the prophets also wrote: Jesus ^(C4)the son of Joseph, from ^(C5)Nazareth!"

Nathanael said to him, "^(C1)Can anything good be from Nazareth?" ^(C2)Philip ^(*)said to him, "Come and see."

Jesus saw Nathanael coming to Him, and ^(*)said of him, "Here is truly an ^(C1)Israelite, in whom there is no deceit!"

Nathanael ^(*)said to Him, "How do You know me?" Jesus answered and said to him, "Before ^(C1)Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you."

Nathanael answered Him, "^(C1)Rabbi, You are ^(C2)the Son of God; You are the ^(C3)King of Israel!"

Jesus answered and said to him, "Because I said to you that I saw you under the fig tree, do you believe? You will see greater things than these."

And He ^(*)said to him, "Truly, truly, I say to you, you will see ^(C1)heaven opened and ^(C2)the angels of God ascending and descending on ^(C3)the Son of Man."