John 1:35 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Bible Comments

Ver. 35,36. The next day after that the messengers who came from Jerusalem had been with John, John stood, and two of his disciples; whether he was preaching or no it is not said; but John standing with them, saw Christ walking, whence, or whither, is not said; but as a good man is always taking opportunity to commend Christ to others, so John upon this occasion took advantage further to make Christ known to those two men, (who they were, we shall hear in the following verses), and repeats the words he had said before, Behold the Lamb of God! (See Poole on "1 Thessalonians 1:27"). Thus good and faithful ministers will continually be inviting their disciples to Christ, taking them off from further consideration of themselves, and, as ministers, to show them the way to Christ.

John 1:35

35 Again the next day after John stood, and two of his disciples;