"“He saith unto them, Come and see. They came and saw where He dwelt, and abode with Him that day.” DA 139.1 If John and Andrew had possessed the unbelieving spirit of the priests and rulers, they would not have been found as learners at the feet of Jesus. They would have come to Him as critics, to judge His words. Many thus close the door to the most precious opportunities. But not so did these first disciples. They had responded to the Holy Spirit's call in the preaching of John the Baptist. Now they recognized the voice of the heavenly Teacher. To them the words of Jesus were full of freshness and truth and beauty. A divine illumination was shed upon the teaching of the Old Testament Scriptures. The many-sided themes of truth stood out in new light. DA 139.2"
"He saith unto them, Come and see. They came and saw where he dwelt, and abode with him that day: for it was about the tenth hour."
The EGW passage directly quotes John 1:39 and builds upon the narrative, making it an explicit allusion.
"It is contrition and faith and love that enable the soul to receive wisdom from heaven. Faith working by love is the key of knowledge, and everyone that loveth “knoweth God.” 1 John 4:7 . DA 139.3"
"Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God."
The EGW passage directly quotes 1 John 4:7, making it an explicit allusion.
"For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love."
EGW directly quotes and builds upon the concept of love and knowing God from 1 John 4:7, which is closely related to the concept of faith working by love.
"The disciple John was a man of earnest and deep affection, ardent, yet contemplative. He had begun to discern the glory of Christ,—not the worldly pomp and power for which he had been taught to hope, but “the glory as of the Only-begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.” John 1:14 . He was absorbed in contemplation of the wondrous theme. DA 139.4"
"And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth."
EGW directly quotes John 1:14 and uses it to describe John's understanding of Christ's glory.
"son of Jona: thou shalt be called Cephas, which is by interpretation, A stone.” DA 139.5"
"And he brought him to Jesus. And when Jesus beheld him, he said, Thou art Simon the son of Jona: thou shalt be called Cephas, which is by interpretation, A stone."
EGW directly quotes and references John 1:42.
"“The day following Jesus would go forth into Galilee, and findeth Philip, and saith unto him, Follow Me.” Philip obeyed the command, and straightway he also became a worker for Christ. DA 139.6"
"The day following Jesus would go forth into Galilee, and findeth Philip, and saith unto him, Follow me."
EGW directly quotes and references John 1:43.
"Philip called Nathanael. The latter had been among the throng when the Baptist pointed to Jesus as the Lamb of God. As Nathanael looked upon Jesus, he was disappointed. Could this man, who bore the marks of toil and poverty, be the Messiah? Yet Nathanael could not decide to reject Jesus, for the message of John had brought conviction to his heart. DA 139.7"
"The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world."
EGW refers to Nathanael's presence when John pointed to Jesus as the Lamb of God, echoing the event described in John 1:29.
"For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him."
EGW's description of Nathanael's disappointment at Jesus' appearance due to his 'marks of toil and poverty' aligns with Isaiah 53:2's depiction of the Messiah lacking outward beauty.