King James Version

John 1:37

And the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus.

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καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἤκουσανēkousanheardἀκούω (akouō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “heard”, a single actionG191I hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported.heardοἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δύοduotwoδύοadjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “two”, the subject formG1417two.μαθηταὶmathētaidiscipleμαθητής (mathētēs)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “disciple”, the subject formG3101a learner, disciple, pupil.This verse uses “disciple”.αὐτοῦautouhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “him”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himλαλοῦντοςlalountosspeakλαλέω (laleō)verb, present active participle, genitive, singular, masculine — “speak”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2980(I talk, chatter in classical Greek, but in NT a more dignified word) I speak, say.This verse uses “speak”.speakκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἠκολούθησανēkolouthēsanthey followedἀκολουθέω (akoloutheō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “they followed”, a single actionG190I accompany, attend, follow.they followedτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἸησοῦiēsouJesusἸησοῦς (iēsous)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the to- or for-formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.Jesus

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and the two disciples heard him speaking, and they followed Jesus.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus.

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and the two disciples heard him speaking, and they followed Jesus.

World English Bible

The two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus.

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And the two disciples heard him speaking, and followed Jesus.

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And the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus.

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