Bible Dictionary: Peter: Also Called Simon Bar-Jona and Cephas

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Matthew 16:16-19
And Simon Peter answered and said, You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.
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Mark 3:16
And Simon he surnamed Peter;
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John 1:42
And he brought him to Jesus. And when Jesus beheld him, he said, You are Simon the son of Jona: you shall be called Cephas, which is by interpretation, A stone.
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The Sleeping Apostle
... thine office; henceforth thou shalt be called "Cephas" as before ... he is a new creature';
but also, and precisely ... Peter is still Simon, and sometimes seems to be ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture d/the sleeping apostle.htm

John Chapter i. 34-51
... This He also praises in Nathanael, that guile was not in ... tree, I saw thee, before
that Philip called thee;" for ... were not dissimilar to those of Peter so long ...
/.../augustine/homilies on the gospel of john/tractate vii john chapter i.htm

The Disciples of Jesus.
... ix.5; 1 Peter 5:13; Clem ... was the elder, and a younger son, John, who later was called
to play ... sought to attach her to themselves.[4] It was then, also, that the ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/renan/the life of jesus/chapter ix the disciples of.htm

The Great Confession - the Great Commission - the Great ...
... is used in Greek for stone,' and also sometimes for ... Meantime we recall that, when
Peter first came to Christ ... said unto him: Thou shalt be called Cephas, which is ...
/.../the life and times of jesus the messiah/chapter xxxvii the great confession.htm

Galatians Chapter I.
... last of the Apostles," and, "not meet to be called an Apostle ... did he consider the
very sight of Peter; and this appears from the Acts of the Apostles also. ...
/.../galatians chapter i.htm

Matt. xv. 21, 22
... no such thing, in this case He also signifies who ... in his soul; to inform thee that
Peter indeed spake ... son of Jonas; thou shalt be called Cephas." [2091] "Thus ...
/.../chrysostom/homilies on the gospel of saint matthew/homily lii matt xv 21.htm

Extracts No. X.
... Peter says, "Repent, and be converted, that your sins may be ... from Miletus he sent
to Ephesus, and called the elders ... testifying both to the Jews and also to the ...
/.../ballou/a series of letters in defence of divine revelation/extracts no x.htm

Subtopics

Peter

Peter of the Law of Defilement

Peter of the Law of Forgiveness

Peter of the Parable of the Steward

Peter of the Prophecy of Jesus Concerning his Second Coming

Peter: A Fisherman

Peter: Accused by the Council; his Defense

Peter: Advocates the Preaching of the Gospel to the Gentiles in the Hearing of the Apostles and Elders

Peter: Also Called Simon Bar-Jona and Cephas

Peter: An Apostle

Peter: An Evangelist