John 1:37

1:37 When John’s ¹  two disciples heard him say this, ²  they followed Jesus. ³ 

John 10:8

10:8 All who came before me were ⁴  thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them. ⁵ 

John 12:18

12:18 Because they had heard that Jesus ⁶  had performed this miraculous sign, the crowd went out to meet him.

¹ tn Grk “his”; the referent (John) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

² tn Grk “And the two disciples heard him speaking.”

³ sn The expression followed Jesus pictures discipleship, which means that to learn from Jesus is to follow him as the guiding priority of one’s life.

⁴ tn Grk “are” (present tense).

⁵ tn Or “the sheep did not hear them.”

⁷ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.