John 1:42

And he brought him to Jesus. And Jesus looked upon him, and said Thou art Simon the son of Jona; thou shalt be called Cephas.

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

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 saw Simon his brother, and said to him: We have found the Messiah.

43The next day, Jesus was disposed to depart for Galilee: and he found Philip and said to him, Come after me.

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Cross References

Matthew 10:2And the names of those twelve Legates are these: The first of them, Simon who is called Cephas, and Andrew his brother; and James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;

Mark 3:16And to Simon he gave the name of Cephas.

Luke 6:14Simon whom he named Cephas, and Andrew his brother, and James, and John, and Philip, and Bartholomew,

John 2:24But Jesus did not confide himself to them; because he knew all men:

John 6:70Jesus said to them: Have not I chosen you twelve? Yet one of you is a devil.

John 21:2There were together, Simon Cephas, and Thomas called the Twin, and Nathaniel who was of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two other of the disciples.

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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