Again, the next day after, John stood, and two of his disciples: (36) And looking upon Jesus as he walked, he saith, Behold the Lamb of God! (37) And the two disciples heard him speak. And they followed Jesus, (38) Then Jesus turned and saw them following, and saith unto them, What seek ye? They said unto him, Rabbi, (which is to say, being interpreted, Master?) where dwellest thou? (39) He saith unto them, Come and see. They came and saw where he dwelt, and abode with him that day : for it was about the tenth hour, (40) One of the two which heard John speak, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother. (41) He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ. (42) And he brought him to Jesus, And when Jesus beheld him, he said, Thou art Simon, the son of Jona: thou shalt be called Cephas, which is, by interpretation, a stone.
I do not presume to speak decidedly upon the subject, but I confess that I am inclined to think that these words of John, and the earnest look which he cast on the Lord Jesus, as he said, behold the Lamb of God! were commissioned with peculiar power to the minds of these two disciples. It is supposed that John, the writer of this Gospel, was one of the two. But it is not said. However, we are told that they followed Jesus. Somewhat, it is certain, arrested their attention. The gracious invitation of Christ, the earnestness of Andrew to find his brother, and the great joy he expressed in having found the Christ: our Lord's first address to Peter, and all that followed, form very interesting matter for our meditation. But I must not trespass.