John 1:42

42 He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, “You are Simon the son of ¹John. You shall be called ²Cephas”(which means ³Peter^[a]).

John 1:42 In-Context

40 One of the two who heard John speak and followed Jesus was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother.

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

42 He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, “You are Simon the son of John. You shall be called Cephas”(which means Peter).

43 The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. He found Philip and said to him, “Follow me. ”

44 Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter.

Cross References

• 1. 1:42 ch. 21:15-17
• 2. 1:42 1 Cor. 1:12; 3:22
• 3. 1:42 Matt. 16:18

Footnotes

• [a] 1:42 'Cephas' and 'Peter' are from the word for 'rock' in Aramaic and Greek, respectively