John 1:42

and he brought Simon to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, “Yoʋ are Simon the son of Jonah; yoʋ shall be called Cephas” (which means “Peter”).

Text-Critical English NT

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

41Andrew first found his own brother Simon and said to him, “We have found the Messiah” (which means “Christ”),

43On the next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. Finding Philip, he said to him, “Follow me.”

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Cross References

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

Mark 3:16He appointed Simon (whom he gave the name Peter);

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

John 2:24But Jesus did not entrust himself to them, for he knew all men.

John 6:70Jesus answered them, “Did I not choose you, the twelve? And yet one of you is a devil.”

John 21:2Simon Peter, Thomas (called Didymus), Nathanael (from Cana of Galilee), the sons of Zebedee, and two of Jesus' other 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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