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John 1:41

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— He *found first his own brother Simon and *said to him, “We have found the Messiah” (which translated means Christ).
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— He findeth first his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messiah (which is, being interpreted, Christ).
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— He findeth first his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messiah (which is, being interpreted, Christ).
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith to him, We have found the Messiah; which is, being interpreted, the Christ.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— He first finds his own brother Simon, and says to him, We have found the Messias (which being interpreted is Christ).
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— The same findeth, first, his own brother Simon, and saith unto him—We have found the Messiah! which is, when translated, Anointed.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— this one doth first find his own brother Simon, and saith to him, 'We have found the Messiah,' (which is, being interpreted, The Anointed,)
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— He findeth first his brother Simon and saith to him: We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— The same founde his brother Simon first, and said vnto him, We haue founde that Messias, which is by interpretation, that Christ.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— He first findeth his owne brother Simon, and saith vnto him, We haue found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— He saw his brother Simon first, and said to him, We have found the Christ.
John Etheridge Peshitta-Aramaic NT (1849)
— This saw first Shemun his brother, and said to him, We have found the Meshicha;
James Murdock Peshitta-Aramaic NT (1852)
— He first saw Simon his brother, and said to him: We have found the Messiah.

Strong's Numbers & Red-LettersGreek New TestamentColor-Code/Key Word Studies
He 3778
{3778} Prime
οὗτος
houtos
{hoo'-tos}
Including the nominative masculine plural (second form), nominative feminine signular (third form), and the nominate feminine plural, (fourth form). From the article G3588 and G0846; the he (she or it), that is, this or that (often with the article repeated).
first 4413
{4413} Prime
πρῶτος
protos
{pro'-tos}
Contracted superlative of G4253; foremost (in time, place, order or importance).
findeth 2147
{2147} Prime
εὑρίσκω
heurisko
{hyoo-ris'-ko}
A prolonged form of a primary word εὕρω [[heuro]], {hyoo'-ro}; which (together with another cognate form, εὑρέω [[heureo]], {hyoo-reh'-o}) is used for it in all the tenses except the present and imperfect; to find (literally or figuratively).
z5719
<5719> Grammar
Tense - Present (See G5774)
Voice - Active (See G5784)
Mood - Indicative (See G5791)
Count - 3019
his own 2398
{2398} Prime
ἴδιος
idios
{id'-ee-os}
Of uncertain affinity; pertaining to self, that is, one's own; by implication private or separate.
brother 80
{0080} Prime
ἀδελφός
adelphos
{ad-el-fos'}
From G0001 (as a connective particle) and δελφύς [[delphus]] (the womb); a brother (literally or figuratively) near or remote (much like [H0001]).
Simon, 4613
{4613} Prime
Σίμων
Simon
{see'-mone}
Of Hebrew origin [H8095]; Simon (that is, Shimon), the name of nine Israelites.
and 2532
{2532} Prime
καί
kai
{kahee}
Apparently a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so, then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words.
saith 3004
{3004} Prime
λέγω
lego
{leg'-o}
A primary verb; properly to 'lay' forth, that is, (figuratively) relate (in words [usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas G2036 and G5346 generally refer to an individual expression or speech respectively; while G4483 is properly to break silence merely, and G2980 means an extended or random harangue]); by implication to mean.
z5719
<5719> Grammar
Tense - Present (See G5774)
Voice - Active (See G5784)
Mood - Indicative (See G5791)
Count - 3019
unto him, 846
{0846} Prime
αὐτός
autos
{ow-tos'}
From the particle αὖ [[au]] (perhaps akin to the base of G0109 through the idea of a baffling wind; backward); the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the compound of G1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons.
We have found 2147
{2147} Prime
εὑρίσκω
heurisko
{hyoo-ris'-ko}
A prolonged form of a primary word εὕρω [[heuro]], {hyoo'-ro}; which (together with another cognate form, εὑρέω [[heureo]], {hyoo-reh'-o}) is used for it in all the tenses except the present and imperfect; to find (literally or figuratively).
z5758
<5758> Grammar
Tense - Perfect (See G5778)
Voice - Active (See G5784)
Mood - Indicative (See G5791)
Count - 516
the x3588
(3588) Complement

ho
{ho}
The masculine, feminine (second) and neuter (third) forms, in all their inflections; the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom).
Messias, 3323
{3323} Prime
Μεσσίας
Messias
{mes-see'-as}
Of Hebrew origin [H4899]; the Messias (that is, Mashiach), or Christ.
which y3739
[3739] Standard
ὅς
hos
{hos}
Probably a primary word (or perhaps a form of the article G3588); the relative (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that.
is, y2076
[2076] Standard
ἐστί
esti
{es-tee'}
Third person singular present indicative of G1510; he (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are.
z5748
<5748> Grammar
Tense - Present (See G5774)
Voice - No Voice Stated (See G5799)
Mood - Indicative (See G5791)
Count - 1612
x3603
(3603) Complement
ἐστι
ho esti
{ho es-tee'}
From the neuter of G3739 and the third person singular present indicative of G1510; which is.
being interpreted, 3177
{3177} Prime
μεθερμηνεύω
methermeneuo
{meth-er-mane-yoo'-o}
From G3326 and G2059; to explain over, that is, translate.
z5746
<5746> Grammar
Tense - Present (See G5774)
Voice - Passive (See G5786)
Mood - Participle (See G5796)
Count - 360
the x3588
(3588) Complement

ho
{ho}
The masculine, feminine (second) and neuter (third) forms, in all their inflections; the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom).
Christ. 5547
{5547} Prime
Χριστός
Christos
{khris-tos'}
From G5548; anointed, that is, the Messiah, an epithet of Jesus.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary

John 1:41

_ _ have found the Messias — The previous preparation of their simple hearts under the Baptist’s ministry, made quick work of this blessed conviction, while others hesitated till doubt settled into obduracy. So it is still.

Matthew Henry's Commentary

See commentary on John 1:37-42.

John Wesley's Explanatory Notes

John 1:41

He first findeth his own brother Simon — Probably both of them sought him: Which is, being interpreted, the Christ — This the evangelist adds, as likewise those words in John 1:38, that is, being interpreted, Master.

Geneva Bible Translation Notes

John 1:41

He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the (u) Christ.

(u) That is, anointed, and king after the manner of the Jewish people.

Cross-Reference Topical ResearchStrong's Concordance
first:

John 1:36-37 And looking upon Jesus as he walked, he saith, Behold the Lamb of God! ... And the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus.
John 1:45 Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.
John 4:28-29 The woman then left her waterpot, and went her way into the city, and saith to the men, ... Come, see a man, which told me all things that ever I did: is not this the Christ?
2 Kings 7:9 Then they said one to another, We do not well: this day [is] a day of good tidings, and we hold our peace: if we tarry till the morning light, some mischief will come upon us: now therefore come, that we may go and tell the king's household.
Isaiah 2:3-5 And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem. ... O house of Jacob, come ye, and let us walk in the light of the LORD.
Luke 2:17 And when they had seen [it], they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this child.
Luke 2:38 And she coming in that instant gave thanks likewise unto the Lord, and spake of him to all them that looked for redemption in Jerusalem.
Acts 13:32-33 And we declare unto you glad tidings, how that the promise which was made unto the fathers, ... God hath fulfilled the same unto us their children, in that he hath raised up Jesus again; as it is also written in the second psalm, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee.
1 John 1:3 That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship [is] with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.

the Messias:

John 4:25 The woman saith unto him, I know that Messias cometh, which is called Christ: when he is come, he will tell us all things.
Daniel 9:25-26 Know therefore and understand, [that] from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince [shall be] seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times. ... And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof [shall be] with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.

Christ:
or, Anointed,
Psalms 2:2 The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, [saying],
Psalms 45:7 Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
Psalms 89:20 I have found David my servant; with my holy oil have I anointed him:
Isaiah 11:2 And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD;
Isaiah 61:1 The Spirit of the Lord GOD [is] upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to [them that are] bound;
Luke 4:18-21 The Spirit of the Lord [is] upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, ... And he began to say unto them, This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears.
Acts 4:27 For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together,
Acts 10:38 How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.
Hebrews 1:8-9 But unto the Son [he saith], Thy throne, O God, [is] for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness [is] the sceptre of thy kingdom. ... Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, [even] thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
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2K 7:9. Ps 2:2; 45:7; 89:20. Is 2:3; 11:2; 61:1. Dn 9:25. Lk 2:17, 38; 4:18. Jn 1:36, 45; 4:25, 28. Ac 4:27; 10:38; 13:32. He 1:8. 1Jn 1:3.

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