John 1:40 (YLT)

Passage

Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, was one of the two who heard from John, and followed him;

Nearby Context

John 1:38 And Jesus having turned, and having beheld them following, saith to them, `What seek ye?' and they said to them, `Rabbi, (which is, being interpreted, Teacher,) where remainest thou?'

John 1:39 He saith to them, `Come and see;' they came, and saw where he doth remain, and with him they remained that day and the hour was about the tenth.

John 1:40 Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, was one of the two who heard from John, and followed him;

John 1:41 this one doth first find his own brother Simon, and saith to him, `We have found the Messiah,' (which is, being interpreted, The Anointed,)

John 1:42 and he brought him unto Jesus: and having looked upon him, Jesus saith, `Thou art Simon, the son of Jonas, thou shalt be called Cephas,' (which is interpreted, A rock.)

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "andrew", "brother", "simon", "peter", "heard", "john", and "followed". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "andrew" and "brother", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 39's "He saith to them Come and see..." into verse 41's "this one doth first find his own...", so "andrew" and "brother" 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 "andrew" and "brother" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.