“Behold, the Lamb of God”: the first disciples follow Jesus
When John the Baptist pointed to Jesus as the Lamb of God, two of John's disciples followed him. One, Andrew, brought his brother Simon, whom Jesus named Peter; then Philip and Nathanael joined them.
The next day, he saw Jesus coming to him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!”
John 1:29 (World English Bible)
Jesus looked at Simon and gave him a new name: Cephas in Aramaic, Peter in Greek, both meaning “rock.” Nathanael doubted that anything good could come from Nazareth, until Jesus told him he had seen him under the fig tree. Nathanael answered, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are King of Israel!” (John 1:49).
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Dating notes
Ussher: AD 30, just before the first Passover of Jesus' ministry. The month shown is estimated from the order of events in Ussher's harmony, so that events of the same year appear in sequence.