Hello, I am new here. I am starting to get into the wonderful Word of God, so my question is: who was the first disciple to hear and follow Jesus, where can I find it in the Bible?
Hello Tanae7852 and welcome to these pages. That's really great that you are keen to start reading and studying God's Holy Word. As you prayerfully read its sacred pages, waiting on Him to open your understanding and applying its Truths, you will truly be enriched in your life and faith - faith in a never-failing God.
To answer your question about the first disciple to follow Jesus, you can read that account in John 1:35-40, the day after Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist. And that disciple was Andrew, who in turn searched out his brother Simon, telling him to come with him as he had found the Messiah. Now there is another account in Matthew 4:18-20 which also states that Andrew & Simon were seen by Jesus, as they were mending their fishing nets. In this account, they left everything and followed Jesus.
But in respect of the chronology of events, it seems that the John chap 1 reference is the first meeting, as Jesus had first been baptized by John the Baptist & met Andrew & Simon, then after Jesus' temptation by Satan in the wilderness, He saw Andrew & Simon by the Sea of Galilee with their nets and now they followed Him ( Matthew 4:18-20). It was at this point that Andrew & Simon left all for Jesus. I hope that brings things into perspective.
If, after reading through all the Gospels, you want to re-read them in chronological order (i.e. events according to the order they occurred), then you could get hold of a "Harmony of the Gospels". If your Bible doesn't have one, then do a web search for that phrase and I would recommend the one that Blue Letter Bible produces; a different way of going through the Life and times of Jesus. Blessings.
To answer your question about the first disciple to follow Jesus, you can read that account in John 1:35-40, the day after Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist. And that disciple was Andrew, who in turn searched out his brother Simon, telling him to come with him as he had found the Messiah. Now there is another account in Matthew 4:18-20 which also states that Andrew & Simon were seen by Jesus, as they were mending their fishing nets. In this account, they left everything and followed Jesus.
But in respect of the chronology of events, it seems that the John chap 1 reference is the first meeting, as Jesus had first been baptized by John the Baptist & met Andrew & Simon, then after Jesus' temptation by Satan in the wilderness, He saw Andrew & Simon by the Sea of Galilee with their nets and now they followed Him ( Matthew 4:18-20). It was at this point that Andrew & Simon left all for Jesus. I hope that brings things into perspective.
If, after reading through all the Gospels, you want to re-read them in chronological order (i.e. events according to the order they occurred), then you could get hold of a "Harmony of the Gospels". If your Bible doesn't have one, then do a web search for that phrase and I would recommend the one that Blue Letter Bible produces; a different way of going through the Life and times of Jesus. Blessings.
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