John 1:36
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| John 1:36 | |
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← 1:35 1:37 → | |
 Portion of John 1:36 in Codex Vaticanus (4th century), highlighting two nomina sacra: ΙΥ for Ἰησοῦ (upon "Jesus") and ΘΥ for Θεοῦ (of "God") in Greek. | |
| Book | Gospel of John |
| Christian Bible part | New Testament |
John 1:36 is the 36th verse in the first chapter of the Gospel of John in the New Testament of the Christian Bible.
In the original Greek according to Westcott-Hort this verse is:
- καὶ ἐμβλέψας τῷ Ἰησοῦ περιπατοῦντι, λέγει, Ἴδε ὁ ἀμνὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ.
In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads:
- And looking upon Jesus as he walked, he saith, Behold the Lamb of God!
The New International Version translates the passage as:
- When he saw Jesus passing by, he said, "Look, the Lamb of God!"
The New American Standard Bible translates the passage as:
- and he looked at Jesus as He walked, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God!”
Analysis
Cornelius a Lapide (1567-1637), an exegete of the Scriptures expands this verse, saying it was as if John said, “Behold Christ like a spotless Lamb, destined for a victim, that He may be offered to God upon the cross, for the sins of the whole world. Why do you follow me? follow Him who is the Lamb of God, the ransom of the world.”[1] John MacEvilly (1818–1902), a Catholic Bible commentator, believes that Jesus was heading towards his home.[2]
