Living_Oracles(i)
31 As for me, I knew him not; but, that he might be made manifest to Israel, I am come immersing in water.
32 John testified further, saying, I saw the spirit descending from heaven, like a dove, and remaining upon him.
33 For my part, I should not have known him, had not He, who sent me to immerse in water, told me, Upon whom you shall see the Spirit descending, and remaining, the same is He who immerses in the Holy Spirit.
34 Having, therefore, seen this, I testify that he is the Son of God.
35 The next day, John, being with two of his disciples,
36 observed Jesus passing, and said, Behold the Lamb of God.
37 The two disciples hearing this, followed Jesus.
38 And Jesus turning about, saw them following, and said to them, What do you seek? They answered, Rabbi, (which signifies Teacher,) where do you dwell?
39 He replied, Come, and see. They went, and saw where he dwelt, and it being about the tenth hour, abode with him that day.
40 One of the two, who, having heard John, followed Jesus, was Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter.
41 The first he met, was his own brother, Simon; to whom he said, We have found the Messiah, (a name equivalent to Christ.)
42 And he brought him to Jesus. Jesus, looking upon him, said, You are Simon, the son of Jona; you shall be called Cephas, (which denotes the same as Peter.)
43 The next day, he resolved to go to Galilee, and meeting Philip, said to him, Follow me.
44 Now Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter.
45 Philip meets Nathanael, and says to him, We have found the person described by Moses in the law, and by the prophets, Jesus, the son of Joseph, of Nazareth.
46 Nathanael says to him, Can any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip answered, Come and see.
47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and said, concerning him, Behold an Israelite, indeed, in whom is no guile.
48 Nathanael said to him, Whence do you know me? Jesus answered, I saw you when you were under the fig tree, before Philip called you.
49 Nathanael replying, said to him, Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are the King of Israel.
50 Jesus answered him, saying, Because I told you that I saw you under the fig tree, you believe!
51 He added, Most assuredly, I say to you, hereafter you shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending from the Son of Man, and descending to him.