John Chapter 1 verse 40 Holy Bible
One of the two that heard John `speak', and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother.
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Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, was one of the two men who, hearing what John said, went after Jesus.
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Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, was one of the two who heard [this] from John and followed him.
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One of the two which heard John speak, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother.
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One of the two who heard John, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother.
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Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, was one of the two who heard from John, and followed him;
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerses 40-49. - (2) The naming and convictions of the disciples. Verse 40. - One of the two who heard from John that Jesus was the Son of God and the Lamb of God, and who, on that astounding intelligence, and at their teacher's own suggestion, followed (became henceforth followers of, ἀκόλουθοι) him, was Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter (notice a similar construction at John 6:45, where a clause commences with the copula). The other disciple, with the studied reticence ever preserved about his own designation, is left unnamed by the writer. "Simon Peter" is here spoken of as the better-known man. The bestowment of this designation on Andrew shows that the Gospel was written when Peter's greater name was widely recognized, and the reference is made without the faintest touch of depreciation. Simon Peter's reputation gives force and importance to the record of Andrew's faith. The evangelist's intimate friend Andrew is thus lifted out of his comparative obscurity among the apostolate, not by his association with John, but by his relationship with Simon.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(40) One of the two.--The Evangelist will even here draw the veil over his own identity (see Introduction). The one is Andrew, even now marked out as brother of the better-known Simon Peter. On these names comp. Note on Matthew 10:2-4; but it should be observed here, that on this first day, as the earnest of the harvest to come, we have the two pairs of brothers, the sons of Zebedee (comp. next verse), and sons of Jonas, who are ever leaders in the apostolic band.
