The next day John saw Jesus coming to him, and said, "There is the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!

At once he found his brother Simon and told him, "We have found the Messiah." (This word means "Christ.")

Philip found Nathanael and told him, "We have found the one whom Moses wrote about in the book of the Law and whom the prophets also wrote about. He is Jesus son of Joseph, from Nazareth."

When Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, he said about him, "Here is a real Israelite; there is nothing false in him!"

"Teacher," answered Nathanael, "you are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!"

"Yes, Lord!" she answered. "I do believe that you are the Messiah, the Son of God, who was to come into the world."

Thomas answered him, "My Lord and my God!"

But these have been written in order that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that through your faith in him you may have life.

Simon Peter answered, "You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God."

This is the Good News about Jesus Christ, the Son of God.

"What about you?" he asked them. "Who do you say I am?" Peter answered, "You are the Messiah."

"What about you?" he asked them. "Who do you say I am?" Peter answered, "You are God's Messiah."

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It is about his Son, our Lord Jesus Christ: as to his humanity, he was born a descendant of David;

Whoever believes that Jesus is the Messiah is a child of God; and whoever loves a father loves his child also.

We know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we know the true God. We live in union with the true God---in union with his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and this is eternal life.