42 He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, “You are Simon the son of [a](A)John; you shall be called (B)Cephas” (which is translated [b](C)Peter).

43 (D)The next day He purposed to go into (E)Galilee, and He *found (F)Philip. And Jesus *said to him, (G)Follow Me.” 44 Now (H)Philip was from (I)Bethsaida, of the city of Andrew and Peter.

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  1. John 1:42 Gr Joannes
  2. John 1:42 I.e. Rock or Stone

42 And he brought him to Jesus.

Jesus looked at him and said, “You are Simon son of John. You will be called(A) Cephas” (which, when translated, is Peter[a]).(B)

Jesus Calls Philip and Nathanael

43 The next day Jesus decided to leave for Galilee. Finding Philip,(C) he said to him, “Follow me.”(D)

44 Philip, like Andrew and Peter, was from the town of Bethsaida.(E)

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  1. John 1:42 Cephas (Aramaic) and Peter (Greek) both mean rock.