1:37

the two disciples: These were the two followers of John the Baptist mentioned in 1:35. Refer back to them in the way that is natural in your language. For example:

⌊John’s⌋ two disciples heard what he said

heard him say this: The pronoun him refers to John the Baptist. The two men heard John say that Jesus was the Lamb of God (1:36b). In some languages it is more natural to indicate something of what John said. For example:

heard John say this ⌊about Jesus⌋

they followed Jesus: Here the verb followed indicates that the men physically walked behind Jesus. Here is another way to translate this clause:

went with Jesus (Good News Translation)

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