John 1:38

And Jesus turned, and saw them coming after him, and he said to them: What seek ye? They said to him: Our Rabbi, where stayest thou?

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

In The King James Version

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?

In Context

37And his two disciples heard him when he said it, and they went after Jesus.

39He said to them: Come, and see. And they came and saw where he lodged; and they were with him that day, for it was about the tenth hour.

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Cross References

Matthew 23:7and the greeting in the market places, and to be addressed by men with Rabbi.

Luke 8:38And the man, from whom the demons had gone out, requested that he might remain with him. But Jesus dismissed him, and said to him:

Luke 14:25And when great multitudes were travelling with him, he turned himself, and said to them:

Matthew Henry on John 1:38-43

The Call of Andrew and Peter. 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… Read the whole commentary →

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