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  • John 1:41
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
    • 41 He first found his own brother Simon and said to him: “We have found the Mes·siʹah”+ (which means, when translated, “Christ”),

  • John 1:41
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
    • 41 εὑρίσκει he is finding οὗτος this (one) πρῶτον first τὸν the ἀδελφὸν brother τὸν the ἴδιον own Σίμωνα Simon καὶ and λέγει he is saying αὐτῷ to him Εὑρήκαμεν We have found τὸν the Μεσσίαν Messiah ὅ which ἐστιν is μεθερμηνευόμενον being translated Χριστός. Christ.

  • John 1:41
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
    • 41 First* this one found his own brother, Simon, and said to him: “We have found the Mes·siʹah”*+ (which means, when translated, Christ).+

  • John 1:41
    The Bible in Living English
    • 41 he found his own brother Simon first and said to him “We have found the Messiah” (which means Anointed; translated into Greek it is Christ).

  • John 1:41
    American Standard Version
    • 41 He findeth first his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messiah (which is, being interpreted, Christ).

  • John 1:41
    The Emphasized Bible
    • 41 The same findeth first his own brother Simon, and saith unto him—We have found the Messiah! which is when translated Anointed.

  • John 1:41
    King James Version
    • 41 He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ.

  • John
    Watch Tower Publications Index 1986-2025
    • 1:41 nwt 1695; w06 2/15 4-5; w05 9/15 4; w92 10/1 9; w90 10/15 10

  • John
    Watch Tower Publications Index 1930-1985
    • 1:41 w74 88

  • John
    Research Guide for Jehovah’s Witnesses—2019 Edition
    • 1:41

      New World Translation, p. 1695

      The Watchtower,

      2/15/2006, pp. 4-5

      9/15/2005, p. 4

      10/1/1992, p. 9

      10/15/1990, p. 10

  • John Study Notes—Chapter 1
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
    • 1:41

      the Messiah: Or “the Anointed One.” The Greek word Mes·siʹas (a transliteration of the Hebrew word ma·shiʹach) occurs only twice in the Christian Greek Scriptures. (See Joh 4:25.) The Hebrew verb from which the title ma·shiʹach is derived is ma·shachʹ, meaning “to smear or spread (with liquid)” and “to anoint.” (Ex 29:2, 7) In Bible times, priests, rulers, and prophets were ceremonially anointed with oil. (Le 4:3; 1Sa 16:3, 12, 13; 1Ki 19:16) Here at Joh 1:41, the title “Messiah” is followed by an explanation, which means, when translated, “Christ.” The title “Christ” (Greek, Khri·stosʹ) occurs more than 500 times in the Christian Greek Scriptures and is equivalent to the title “Messiah,” both meaning “Anointed One.”​—See study note on Mt 1:1.

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