John 1:42

He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, "You are Simon, son of John: you shall be called Cephas" --that is to say, Peter (or `Rock').

Weymouth NT (1912)

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 found his own brother Simon, and said to him, "We have found the Messiah!" --that is to say, the Anointed One.

43The next day, having decided to leave Bethany and go into Galilee, Jesus found Philip, and invited him to follow Him.

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Cross References

Matthew 10:2Now the names of the twelve Apostles were these: first, Simon called Peter, and his brother Andrew; James the son of Zabdi, and his brother John;

Mark 3:16These twelve were Simon (to whom He gave the surname of Peter),

Luke 6:14These were Simon, to whom also He had given the name of Peter, and Andrew his brother; James and John; Philip and Bartholomew;

John 2:24But for His part, Jesus did not trust Himself to them, because He knew them all,

John 6:70"Did not I choose you--the Twelve?" said Jesus, "and even of you one is a devil."

John 21:2Simon Peter was with Thomas, called the Twin, Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zabdi, and two others of the Master's 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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