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John 1:29-42a

Behold, the Lamb of God

January 18, 2026

Ecce Agnus Dei, Bartolomé Esteban Murillo
Ecce Agnus Dei, Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, c. 1655The Art Institute of Chicago
Murillo's Baptist points down at a lamb lying at his feet in a soft Andalusian landscape, painted as warmly as any of his children.Here is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.Bartolomé Esteban MurilloSeville's leading painter (1617-1682), known for a warm, soft handling that made his religious pictures the most copied in Spain for two centuries.The Art Institute of ChicagoFounded in 1879 as both a museum and a school, and the home of American Gothic and of a famous Impressionist collection.The Art Institute of Chicago
LSB Three-Year Lectionary
GospelJohn 1:29-42aJn 1:29-42a
Epistle1 Cor. 1:1-91 Cor 1:1-9
Old TestamentIsa. 49:1-7Is 49:1-7
PsalterPs. 40:1-11Ps 40:1-11

Overview & Insights

"Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!" (John 1:29)

John the Baptist sees Jesus approaching and identifies him as the Lamb of God, recalling how he watched the Spirit descend on Jesus like a dove and remain. The next day two of John's disciples follow Jesus at his word, and one of them, Andrew, goes and brings his brother Simon, whom Jesus renames Cephas.

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Commentary

Commentary on John 1:29-42Commentary on Jn 1:29-42 Working Preacher

The Lutheran-rooted anchor commentary on John's double testimony to the Lamb of God.

John 1:29-42 CommentaryJn 1:29-42 Commentary Center for Excellence in Preaching

A Reformed homiletical read on testimony and the disciples' own halting first words to Jesus.

John 1 CommentaryJn 1 Commentary Enduring Word · David Guzik

Verse by verse evangelical notes on the Lamb of God title and the calling of the first disciples.

John 1:29 CommentariesJn 1:29 Commentaries BibleHub

A one stop aggregator of classic public domain commentaries on the passage.

John 1 CommentaryJn 1 Commentary Precept Austin

An inductive study hub gathering verse by verse notes and outside resources on John 1.

Gospel: John 1:29-42 (Epiphany 2: Series A)Gospel: Jn 1:29-42 (Epiphany 2: Series A) 1517.org

A Lutheran preaching resource on John's witness and the two questions Jesus asks the first disciples.

There Goes a Lamb, Epiphany 2 (A) Sermons That Work · Episcopal Church

An Episcopal preacher's reflection on how strange John's proclamation must have sounded to its first hearers.

Background & Word Study

John 1:29 InterlinearJn 1:29 Interlinear BibleHub

Greek text word by word for checking Lamb of God and remain.

John 1-12 VideoJn 1-12 Video BibleProject

A visual walkthrough of the first half of John, where this scene of testimony sits.

The Church Fathers

John 1 CatenaJn 1 Catena Catena

Patristic comment on John's testimony and the calling of Andrew and Simon collected verse by verse.

Sermons & Reflections

The Second Sunday after the Epiphany Concordia Theology

A Concordia Seminary scholar's preaching notes on this Sunday's set of texts.

Podcast

SB520 - Second Sunday after Epiphany Working Preacher

Luther Seminary faculty talk through all four texts for this Sunday.

Study Hub

John 1:29-42Jn 1:29-42 Textweek

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Art & Music

Second Sunday after the Epiphany, Year A Vanderbilt

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