^{28 Ref} These things took place at Bethany on the other side of the Jordan, where John was giving baptism.

^{29 Ref} The day after, John sees Jesus coming to him and says, See, here is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!

^{30 Ref} This is he of whom I said, One is coming after me who is put over me because he was in existence before me.

^{31 Ref} I myself had no knowledge of him, but I came giving baptism with water so that he might be seen openly by Israel.

^{32 Ref} And John gave this witness, saying, I saw the Spirit coming down from heaven like a dove and resting on him.

^{33 Ref} I had no knowledge who he was, but he who sent me to give baptism with water said to me, The one on whom you see the Spirit coming down and resting, it is he who gives baptism with the Holy Spirit.

^{34 Ref} This I saw myself and my witness is that he is the Son of God.

^{35 Ref} The day after, John was there again with two of his disciples;

^{36 Ref} And looking at Jesus while he was walking he said, See, there is the Lamb of God!

^{37 Ref} Hearing what he said, the two disciples went after Jesus.

^{38 Ref} And Jesus, turning round, saw them coming after him and said to them, What are you looking for? They said to him, Rabbi (which is to say, Master), where are you living?

^{39 Ref} He said to them, Come and see. They went with him then and saw where he was living; and they were with him all that day: it was then about the tenth hour of the day.

^{40 Ref} Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, was one of the two men who, hearing what John said, went after Jesus.

^{41 Ref} Early in the morning he came across his brother and said to him, We have made discovery! It is the Messiah! (which is to say, the Christ).

^{42 Ref} And he took him to Jesus. Looking at him fixedly Jesus said, You are Simon, the son of John; your name will be Cephas (which is to say, Peter).

^{43 Ref} The day after this, Jesus had a desire to go into Galilee. He came across Philip and said to him, Come and be my disciple.

^{44 Ref} Now Philip's town was Beth-saida, where Andrew and Peter came from.

^{45 Ref} Philip came across Nathanael and said to him, We have made a discovery! It is he of whom Moses, in the law, and the prophets were writing, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.

^{46 Ref} Nazareth! said Nathanael, Is it possible for any good to come out of Nazareth? Philip said to him, Come and see.

^{47 Ref} Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him and said of him, See, here is a true son of Israel in whom there is nothing false.

^{48 Ref} Nathanael said to him, Where did you get knowledge of me? In answer Jesus said, Before Philip was talking with you, while you were still under the fig-tree, I saw you.

^{49 Ref} Nathanael said to him, Rabbi, you are the Son of God, you are King of Israel!

^{50 Ref} In answer Jesus said to him, You have faith because I said to you, I saw you under the fig-tree. You will see greater things than these.

^{51 Ref} And he said to him, Truly I say to you all, You will see heaven opening and God's angels going up and coming down on the Son of man.