Mark 3:16
New International Version
These are the twelve he appointed: Simon (to whom he gave the name Peter),

New Living Translation
These are the twelve he chose: Simon (whom he named Peter),

English Standard Version
He appointed the twelve: Simon (to whom he gave the name Peter);

Berean Standard Bible
These are the twelve He appointed: Simon (whom He named Peter),

Berean Literal Bible
And He appointed the Twelve; and to Simon He added the name Peter;

King James Bible
And Simon he surnamed Peter;

New King James Version
Simon, to whom He gave the name Peter;

New American Standard Bible
And He appointed the twelve: Simon (to whom He gave the name Peter),

NASB 1995
And He appointed the twelve: Simon (to whom He gave the name Peter),

NASB 1977
And He appointed the twelve: Simon (to whom He gave the name Peter),

Legacy Standard Bible
And He appointed the twelve: Simon (to whom He gave the name Peter),

Amplified Bible
He appointed the twelve: Simon (to whom He gave the name Peter),

Christian Standard Bible
He appointed the Twelve: To Simon, he gave the name Peter;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He appointed the Twelve: To Simon, He gave the name Peter;

American Standard Version
and Simon he surnamed Peter;

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And he gave Shimeon the name Kaypha,

Contemporary English Version
Simon was one of the twelve, and Jesus named him Peter.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And to Simon he gave the name Peter:

English Revised Version
and Simon he surnamed Peter;

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He appointed these twelve: Simon (whom Jesus named Peter),

Good News Translation
These are the twelve he chose: Simon (Jesus gave him the name Peter);

International Standard Version
He appointed the Twelve: Simon (whom he named Peter),

Literal Standard Version
And He put on Simon the name Peter;

Majority Standard Bible
Simon (whom He named Peter),

New American Bible
[he appointed the twelve:] Simon, whom he named Peter;

NET Bible
He appointed twelve: To Simon he gave the name Peter;

New Revised Standard Version
So he appointed the twelve: Simon (to whom he gave the name Peter);

New Heart English Bible
And he appointed the twelve. And to Simon he gave the name Peter;

Webster's Bible Translation
And Simon he surnamed Peter.

Weymouth New Testament
These twelve were Simon (to whom He gave the surname of Peter)

World English Bible
Simon (to whom he gave the name Peter);

Young's Literal Translation
And he put on Simon the name Peter;

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Context
The Twelve Apostles
15and to have authority to drive out demons. 16 These are the twelve He appointed: Simon (whom He named Peter), 17James son of Zebedee and his brother John (whom He named Boanerges, meaning “Sons of Thunder”),…

Cross References
Matthew 10:2
These are the names of the twelve apostles: first Simon, called Peter, and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee, and his brother John;

Mark 3:15
and to have authority to drive out demons.

Mark 3:17
James son of Zebedee and his brother John (whom He named Boanerges, meaning "Sons of Thunder"),

Luke 6:13
When daylight came, He called His disciples to Him and chose twelve of them, whom He also designated as apostles:

Luke 6:14
Simon, whom He named Peter, and his brother Andrew; James and John; Philip and Bartholomew;

Acts 1:13
When they arrived, they went to the upper room where they were staying: Peter and John, James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas son of James.


Treasury of Scripture

And Simon he surnamed Peter;

Simon.

Mark 1:16
Now as he walked by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.

Matthew 16:16-18
And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God…

John 1:42
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.

Cephas.

2 Peter 1:1
Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ:

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Mark 3
1. Jesus heals the withered hand,
10. and many other infirmities;
11. rebukes the unclean spirit;
13. chooses his twelve apostles;
22. convinces the blasphemy of casting out demons by Beelzebub;
31. and shows who are his brother, sister, and mother.














(16-19) And Simon he surnamed.--On the list of the Apostles see Notes on Matthew 10:2-4.

Verses 16, 17. - And Simon he surnamed Peter. Our Lord had previously declared that Simon should be so called. But St. Mark avoids as much as possible the recognition of any special honor belonging to St. Peter; so he here simply mentions the fact of this surname having been given to him, a fact which was necessary in order that he might be identified. All the early Christian writers held that Peter was virtually the author of this Gospel. Simon, or Simeon, is from a Hebrew word, meaning "to hear." James the son of Zebedee, so called to distinguish him from the other James; and John his brother. In St. Matthew's list, Andrew is mentioned next after Peter, as his brother, and the first called. But here St. Mark mentions James and John first after Peter; these three, Peter and James and John, being the three leading apostles. Of James and John, James is mentioned first, as the eldest of the two brothers. And them he surnamed Boanerges, which is, Sons of thunder. "Boanerges" is the Aramaic pronunciation of the Hebrew B'ne-ragesh; B'ne, sons, and ragesh, thunder. The word was not intended as a term of reproach; although it fitly expressed that natural impetuosity and vehemence of character, which showed itself in their desire to bring down fire from heaven upon the Samaritan village, and in their ambitious request that they might have the highest places of honor in his coming kingdom. But their natural dispositions, under the Holy Spirit's influence, were gradually transformed so as to serve the cause of Christ, and their fiery zeal was transmuted into the steady flame of Christian earnestness and love, so as to become an element of great power in their new life as Christians. Christ called these men "Sons of thunder" because he would make their natural dispositions, when restrained and elevated by his grace, the great instruments of spreading his Gospel. He destined them for high service in his kingdom. By their holy lives they were to be as lightning, and by their preaching they were to be as thunder to rouse unbelievers, and to bring them to repentance and a holy life. It was no doubt on account of this zeal that James fell so early a victim to the wrath of Herod. A different lot was that which fell to St. John. Spared to a ripe old age, he influenced the early Church by his writings and his teaching. His Gospel begins as with the voice of thunder, "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God." Beza and others, followed by Dr. Morisen, have thought that this distinctive name was given by our Lord to the two brothers on account of some deep-toned peculiarity of voice, which was of much service to them in impressing the message of the Gospel of the kingdom upon their hearers.

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Greek
[These are] the
τοὺς (tous)
Article - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

twelve
δώδεκα (dōdeka)
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's 1427: Twelve; the usual way in which the Twelve apostles of Jesus are referred to. From duo and deka; two and ten, i.e. A dozen.

He appointed:
ἐποίησεν (epoiēsen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 4160: (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do.

Simon
Σίμωνι (Simōni)
Noun - Dative Masculine Singular
Strong's 4613: Simon. Of Hebrew origin; Simon, the name of nine Israelites.

(whom He named
ἐπέθηκεν (epethēken)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 2007: To put, place upon, lay on; I add, give in addition. From epi and tithemi; to impose.

Peter),
Πέτρον (Petron)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 4074: Peter, a Greek name meaning rock. Apparently a primary word; a rock; as a name, Petrus, an apostle.


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