John 1:42

And he led him to Jesus. Looking at him Jesus said, “You are Simon, the son of Jonah; you will be called Cephas” (which is translated ‘Stone’).

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

41He first finds his own brother Simon and says to him, “We have found the Messiah” (which is translated ‘Christ’).

43The next day He decided to go to Galilee, so He finds Philip and says to him, “Follow me.”

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Cross References

Matthew 10:2Now the names of the twelve apostles are these: first Simon (the one called Peter) and Andrew his brother, James (the son of Zebedee) and John his brother,

Mark 3:16namely Peter (a name He gave to Simon);

Luke 6:14Simon (whom He also named Peter) and Andrew his brother, James and John, Phillip and Bartholomew,

John 2:24But as for Jesus Himself, He did not entrust Himself to them, because He knew all men

John 6:70He said to them: “Did I myself not choose you twelve? Yet one of you is a devil.”

John 21:2Simon Peter, Thomas (called Twin), Nathanael (from Cana of Galilee), Zebedee's sons and two others of His disciples were together.

Matthew Henry on John 1:38-43

The Call of Andrew and Peter. 37 And the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus. 38 Then Jesus turned, and saw them following, and saith unto them, What seek ye? They said unto him, Rabbi, (which is to say, being interpreted, Master,) where dwellest thou? 39 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. 40 One of the two which heard John speak, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother. 41 He first findeth… Read the whole commentary →

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