John 1:35 (DBY)

Passage

Again, on the morrow, there stood John and two of his disciples.

Nearby Context

John 1:33 And I knew him not; but he who sent me to baptise with water, *he* said to me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending and abiding on him, he it is who baptises with [the] Holy Spirit.

John 1:34 And I have seen and borne witness that this is the Son of God.

John 1:35 Again, on the morrow, there stood John and two of his disciples.

John 1:36 And, looking at Jesus as he walked, he says, Behold the Lamb of God.

John 1:37 And the two disciples heard him speaking, and followed Jesus.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "again", "morrow", "stood", "john", and "disciples". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "again" and "morrow", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 34's "And I have seen and borne witness..." into verse 36's "And looking at Jesus as he walked...", so "again" and "morrow" belong inside that flow. In John context, the local focus is the identity of Jesus, new birth, eternal life, and belief and unbelief.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "again" and "morrow" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.