Johannine voice profile

Andrew

An early disciple who brings people and inadequate resources to Jesus.

Where this voice appears

  • John 1:35-42
  • John 6:8-9
  • John 12:20-22

What this person says

He announces the Messiah to Peter, notices a boy's food, and joins Philip in bringing Greeks' request to Jesus.

What this person understands

He grasps that Jesus should be encountered and that people can be brought to Him.

What this person misunderstands or does not yet see

At the feeding, he sees the inadequacy of available bread without seeing what Jesus will do.

How the response changes

His quiet actions form a pattern of invitational witness across the Gospel.

Place in John's witness motif

Andrew's witness is relational: he finds, tells, and brings.

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