Again, the next day, John was standing with two of his disciples,
The actions described in this chapter occurred on successive days; and the memory of every word and action was indelibly engraved upon the apostle's heart.  The things here described changed his life, and every detail of those momentous events was ineffaceably etched upon the curtains of memory. He vividly recalled, in its starkest detail, the time when, the place where, and the manner, words, and attitudes of every participant in those epic scenes.  From the clear vantage point of a near-century of life, the apostle clearly saw that all humanity had there made a pivot; and not one meaningful detail of all that occurred had been lost by the marvelous witness who authored this Gospel.  God did indeed choose His instruments.