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But why was John standing with two of his disciples? Was he waiting for Jesus or was he doing something
else? It appears that he was waiting and that he had been waiting for awhile. He might have waited at the same
place where he saw Jesus the previous day, Friday. When John finally saw Jesus, the Greek language implies
that John started staring or gazing at Jesus while He walked toward him. John’s eyes were fixed on Jesus
as He walked toward him. And while he watched Jesus, John kept repeating, “Behold, the Lamb of God!” John
wanted to tell everyone who Jesus was. He was the forerunner. John was pointing the way to Jesus. What did
the people think? How did they respond? We do not know about all of the other people; but John’s two
disciples heard the statement, and they responded by wanting to know more.
The two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus. And Jesus turned and saw them following, and said to them, “What do you seek?” They said to Him, “Rabbi (which translated means Teacher), where are You staying?” He said to them, “Come, and you will see.” (NASB) John 1:37-39a The Seekers. John’s two disciples started following Jesus. The Greek tells
us that Jesus suddenly turned around and looked at them. Just imagine how these two men must have felt. There
is only one reason they were following. If they had wanted a direct encounter with Jesus, they could have walked
up and have spoken with Him, but they did not do that. There is only one reason why they followed. They did
not want to speak with Him. They wanted to watch Him for a while, but Jesus turned and looked at them. Wow!
How would you feel? Then he asks, “What do you seek?”
They must have been uncomfortable because their reply was awkward, “Rabbi, where are You
staying?” That did not answer Jesus’ question, but it did reveal what they wanted. Now they wanted
to talk with Him. So Jesus invited them to follow Him and speak with Him.
So they came and saw where He was staying; and they stayed with Him that day, for it was about the tenth hour. (NASB) John 1:39b We are not told what they talked about, but it is obvious from the next two verses that they discovered
that Jesus was their Messiah. They came seeking. They stayed and talked, and discovered that Jesus was more
than just a man. These seekers believed in Jesus. They did not just find their Messiah; they found their Savior.
They were so interested in Jesus that they talked with Him until about 4:00 pm in the afternoon (Jewish time).
As a result, they stayed the rest of the day.
These two men were seekers. One of them was Andrew. The other man appears to be the disciple
John. John’s name never appears in the entire gospel of John. The only thing that is ever said about him is
that he was the one whom Jesus loved. So John and Andrew sought to know Jesus, and Jesus revealed Himself to
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