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The Lamb of God
The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, "Behold, the Lamb of
God, who takes away the sin of the world! This is he of whom I said, 'After
me comes a man who ranks before me, for he was before me.' I myself did not
know him; but for this I came baptizing with water, that he might be
revealed to Israel." And John bore witness, "I saw the Spirit descend as a
dove from heaven, and it remained on him. I myself did not know him; but he
who sent me to baptize with water said to me, 'He on whom you see the Spirit
descend and remain, this is he who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.' And I
have seen and have borne witness that this is the Son of God." The next day
again John was standing with two of his disciples; and he looked at Jesus as
he walked, and said, "Behold, the Lamb of God!" The two disciples heard him
say this, and they followed Jesus. Jesus turned, and saw them following, and
said to them, "What do you seek?" And they said to him, "Rabbi" (which means
Teacher), "where are you staying?" He said to them, "Come and see." They
came and saw where he was staying; and they stayed with him that day, for it
was about the tenth hour. One of the two who heard John speak, and followed
him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother. He first found his brother Simon,
and said to him, "We have found the Messiah" (which means Christ).
John 1:29-41
Jesus Calls Philip and Nathanael
The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. And he found Philip and said to
him, "Follow me." Now Philip was from Beth-sa'ida, the city of Andrew and
Peter. Philip found Nathan'a-el, and said to him, "We have found him of whom
Moses in the law and also the prophets wrote, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of
Joseph." Nathan'a-el said to him, "Can anything good come out of Nazareth?"
Philip said to him, "Come and see." Jesus saw Nathan'a-el coming to him, and
said of him, "Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!" Nathan'a-el
said to him, "How do you know me?" Jesus answered him, "Before Philip called
you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you." Nathan'a-el answered him,
"Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!" Jesus answered
him, "Because I said to you, I saw you under the fig tree, do you believe?
You shall see greater things than these." And he said to him, "Truly, truly,
I say to you, you will see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending
and descending upon the Son of man."
John 1:43-51
The Wedding at Cana
 On the third day there was a marriage at Cana in Galilee, and the mother of
Jesus was there; Jesus also was invited to the marriage, with his disciples.
When the wine failed, the mother of Jesus said to him, "They have no wine."
And Jesus said to her, "O woman, what have you to do with me? My hour has
not yet come." His mother said to the servants, "Do whatever he tells you."
Now six stone jars were standing there, for the Jewish rites of
purification, each holding twenty or thirty gallons. Jesus said to them,
"Fill the jars with water." And they filled them up to the brim. He said to
them, "Now draw some out, and take it to the steward of the feast." So they
took it. When the steward of the feast tasted the water now become wine, and
did not know where it came from (though the servants who had drawn the water
knew), the steward of the feast called the bridegroom and said to him,
"Every man serves the good wine first; and when men have drunk freely, then
the poor wine; but you have kept the good wine until now." This, the first
of his signs, Jesus did at Cana in Galilee, and manifested his glory; and
his disciples believed in him.
John 2:1-11
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