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42 He brought him to Jesus.

Looking at him, Jesus said, “You are Simon, son of Jonah.[a] You will be called Cephas” (which means “Peter”).[b]

43 The next day, Jesus wanted to leave for Galilee. He found Philip and said to him, “Follow me.” 44 Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the hometown of Andrew and Peter.

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Footnotes

  1. John 1:42 Some witnesses to the text have John.
  2. John 1:42 Both the Aramaic word Cephas and the Greek word Peter (Petros) are masculine nouns that mean rock.