John 1:31 - And I didn’t know Him: but even so, in order that all of Israel would be aware of His coming, I preceded Him doing water baptisms.
John 1:32 - And John made the following claim, telling them, I witnessed the Spirit coming down from heaven similar to a dove, and it lit on him.
John 1:33 - I had no idea who He was, but God had told me that one day I would baptize someone in water and see the Holy Spirit come upon that person and that would be the Messiah, the One who baptizes people with the Holy Spirit.
John 1:34 - I saw and witnessed that this is in fact the Son of God.
John 1:35 - The next day John and two of his disciples stood up;
John 1:36 - He noticed Jesus as he was walking and he said, Look here is the Lamb of God!
John 1:37 - They heard Jesus and followed him.
John 1:38 - Then Jesus noticed that they were following him, and he asked, What do you want? They replied, Rabbi (which means Master), where do you live?
John 1:39 - He invited them to see for themselves. They went with him and saw where he lived, and stayed overnight, because it was already about ten o’clock at night.
John 1:40 - Simon Peter’s brother named Andrew heard John talking and followed after him.
