42 And he brought him to Jesus.

Now when Jesus looked at him, He said, “You are Simon the son of [a]Jonah. (A)You shall be called Cephas” (which is translated, [b]A Stone).

Philip and Nathanael

43 The following day Jesus wanted to go to Galilee, and He found (B)Philip and said to him, “Follow Me.” 44 Now (C)Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter.

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  1. John 1:42 NU John
  2. John 1:42 Gr. Petros, usually translated Peter

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.