John 1:35-51 by Michael Cadrette

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50 Jesus asked him, “Do you believe 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, “I tell you the truth, you will all see heaven open and the angels of God going up and down on the Son of Man, the one who is the stairway between heaven and earth.[p]”

John 1:35-51

Published on Jan 24, 2018

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John 1:35-51

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The following day John was again standing with two of his disciples. As Jesus walked by, John looked at him and declared, “Look! There is the Lamb of God!” When John’s two disciples heard this, they followed Jesus.

Jesus looked around and saw them following. “What do you want?” he asked them. They replied, “Rabbi” (which means “Teacher”), “where are you staying?” “Come and see,” he said. It was about four o’clock in the afternoon when they went with him to the place where he was staying, and they remained with him the rest of the day.

Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, was one of these men who heard what John said and then followed Jesus. Andrew went to find his brother, Simon, and told him, “We have found the Messiah” (which means “Christ”).

40 Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, was one of these men who heard what John said and then followed Jesus. 41 Andrew went to find his brother, Simon, and told him, “We have found the Messiah” (which means “Christ”[m]).

Then Andrew brought Simon to meet Jesus. Looking intently at Simon, Jesus said, “Your name is Simon, son of John—but you will be called Cephas” (which means “Peter”).The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. He found Philip and said to him, “Come, follow me.” Philip was from Bethsaida, Andrew and Peter’s hometown.

Philip went 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.”
“Nazareth!” exclaimed Nathanael. “Can anything good come from Nazareth?” “Come and see for yourself,” Philip replied.

45 Philip went to look for Nathanael and told him, “We have found the very person Moses[o] and the prophets wrote about! His name is Jesus, the son of Joseph from Nazareth.”

46 “Nazareth!” exclaimed Nathanael. “Can anything good come from Nazareth?”

“Come and see for yourself,” Philip replied.

As they approached, Jesus said, “Now here is a genuine son of Israel—a man of complete integrity.” “How do you know about me?” Nathanael asked. Jesus replied, “I could see you under the fig tree before Philip found you.”49 Then Nathanael exclaimed, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God—the King of Israel!”

Jesus asked him, “Do you believe this just because I told you I had seen you under the fig tree? You will see greater things than this.” Then he said, “I tell you the truth, you will all see heaven open and the angels of God going up and down on the Son of Man, the one who is the stairway between heaven and earth.”

Following

the essence of discipleship

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Discipleship

Action word
Leaves and follows
Heartfelt connection to Jesus
Walk in the ways of Jesus
Wholehearted commitment
Follow behind

Action Word - an activity

The NT simply has the active term, because what it is seeking to express is an action and not a concept.

active participation in the salvation Jesus provides

Leaves and Follows

The disciple leaves everything to go after Jesus

(Mk. 10:28; cf. 1:18; Lk. 5:11). This implies, however, that ἀκολουθεῖν signifies self-commitment in a sense which breaks all other ties (Mt. 8:22; Lk. 9:61 f.). The disciple does what the pupil of the rabbi does, externally in the same forms as the latter, but internally in attachment to Jesus.

In the NT there is only one following and that following is a relationship with Jesus

Christianity there is only one discipleship and therefore only one following, namely, the relationship to Jesus.

Walk in the ways of Jesus Deuteronomy call to follow the Messiah 1 Jn 2:6

We learn his ways in order to follow him

The idea of following Yahweh is much less prominent. It occurs occasionally in a Deuteronomic context, Dt. 1:36; 13:5; 1 K. 14:8; 2 K. 23:3; 2 Ch. 34:31. The main Deuteronomic call, however, is not that Israel should go after Yahweh but that it should walk in His ways (Dt. 5:30

Kittel, G. (1964–). ἀκολουθέω, ἐξ-, ἐπ-, παρ-, συνακολουθέω. G. Kittel, G. W. Bromiley, & G. Friedrich (Eds.), Theological dictionary of the New Testament (electronic ed., Vol. 1, p. 211). Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans.

Follow behind - allowing the master to lead, submitting to his guidance, direction, leadership

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FLOW

From one person to another

list the people involved in the process

emphasize the relational aspect

the conversations they must have had ahead of time

John with 2 disciples

he had already been telling them his mission to prepare people to meet the messiah, the chosen one of God the one who was before me yet comes after me.....etc.

Andrew hears what John says and follows Jesus

then goes to tell is brother Peter 40-42

Identifies Jesus as the Messiah they have been looking for

then he brings Simon Peter to Jesus Jesus changes his name to Peter

Next day.....vs. 43

Jesus finds Phillip and then invites Phillip to follow him - pres imp ....

Phillip is from Peter and Andrew's home town.....think they knew each other, sat in the same room and discussed the coming of the Messiah??

Then Phillip goes looking .....for Nathaniel.....goes looking for....takes the initiative....the world is full of people who don't know Jesus, but they are not in your living room...you have to go looking for them....

Phillip finds Nathaniel

Identifies Jesus

Nathaniel declares his skepticism

Phillip invited Nathaniel to see for himself....

Jesus,knowing Nathaniel's bias.....speaks to Nathaniel and clears up any skepticism and goes a step further....

Promise of spiritual insights that you can't begin to imagine.....

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The Relational Flow

John the Baptist
2 disciples
Andrew
Peter - Andrew's brother
Phillip - same town with Andrew/Peter
Nathaniel - Phillip's skeptical friend

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Process

clear order of events

the conversations they must have had ahead of time

John with 2 disciples

he had already been telling them his mission to prepare people to meet the messiah, the chosen one of God the one who was before me yet comes after me.....etc.

Andrew hears what John says and follows Jesus

then goes to tell is brother Peter 40-42

Identifies Jesus as the Messiah they have been looking for

then he brings Simon Peter to Jesus Jesus changes his name to Peter

Next day.....vs. 43

Jesus finds Phillip and then invites Phillip to follow him - pres imp ....

Phillip is from Peter and Andrew's home town.....think they knew each other, sat in the same room and discussed the coming of the Messiah??

Then Phillip goes looking .....for Nathaniel.....goes looking for....takes the initiative....the world is full of people who don't know Jesus, but they are not in your living room...you have to go looking for them....

Phillip finds Nathaniel

Identifies Jesus

Nathaniel declares his skepticism

Phillip invited Nathaniel to see for himself....

Jesus,knowing Nathaniel's bias.....speaks to Nathaniel and clears up any skepticism and goes a step further....

Promise of spiritual insights that you can't begin to imagine.....

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The Process

John's conversations
Heard vs. 35-36
Followed
Spent time with vs. 38-39
Told others 40-42
Introduced them to Jesus
Invited them to "see for themselves"
Let Jesus address their skepticism

John's declarations

John's conversations with his disciples about this coming Messiah

John's testimony about how God clarified in his own mind who Jesus is......

John's identification of Jesus to his disciples

Look for yourself.....

They saw Jesus

They followed Jesus

They spent time with Jesus in his house - where do you abide.....they went to where He hangs out and spent the day with him....

Jesus addresses nathaniel

by stating he knows he is a man if integrity

by telling Nathaniel where he was.....things only Nathaniel would know...

Lord, speak to the doubts in ways they will know its you.....

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