John 1:35

1:35 Again the next day John 1  was standing there 2  with two of his disciples.

John 1:37

1:37 When John’s 3  two disciples heard him say this, 4  they followed Jesus. 5 

John 8:17

8:17 It is written in your law that the testimony of two men is true. 6 

1 sn John refers to John the Baptist.

2 tn “There” is not in the Greek text but is implied by current English idiom.

3 tn Grk “his”; the referent (John) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

4 tn Grk “And the two disciples heard him speaking.”

5 sn The expression followed Jesus pictures discipleship, which means that to learn from Jesus is to follow him as the guiding priority of one’s life.

6 sn An allusion to Deut 17:6.