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John 1:42-44
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42 and he took him to Jesus. Jesus gazed at him and said, “You are Simon son of John. You will be called Cephas”[a] (which, translated, is “Peter”).

43 The next day Jesus[b] decided to go to Galilee. Encountering Philip, he said to him, “Follow me.” 44 Philip came from the same town, Bethsaida,[c] as Andrew and Peter.

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Footnotes

  1. John 1:42 Cephas in Aramaic signifies “stone, rock” (see Mt 16:18). It was not used at that time as a personal name. Peter: i.e., Petros, the Greek equivalent of Cephas.
  2. John 1:43 Jesus: literally, “he,” which could also refer to Peter.
  3. John 1:44 Bethsaida: on the northern shore of Lake Tiberias.
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