Mark 3:16
And to Simon he gave the name of Cephas.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
In Context
15and who would have power to heal the sick, and to cast out demons.
Cross References
Matthew 16:16Simon Cephas answered and said: Thou art the Messiah, the Son of the living God.
Luke 6:14Simon whom he named Cephas, and Andrew his brother, and James, and John, and Philip, and Bartholomew,
Acts 1:13And when they had entered, they went to an upper chamber; where were Peter, and John, and James, and Andrew, and Philip, and Thomas, and Matthew, and Bartholomew, and James the son of Alpheus, and Simon Zelotes, and Judas the son of James.
1 Corinthians 3:22whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all things are yours:
Galatians 2:7But, otherwise; for they saw, that the gospel of the uncircumcision was intrusted to me, as to Cephas was intrusted that of the circumcision.
Matthew Henry on Mark 3:14-22
The Calling of the Apostles. 13 And he goeth up into a mountain, and calleth unto him whom he would: and they came unto him. 14 And he ordained twelve, that they should be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach, 15 And to have power to heal sicknesses, and to cast out devils: 16 And Simon he surnamed Peter; 17 And James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he surnamed them Boanerges, which is, The sons of thunder: 18 And Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas,… Read the whole commentary →