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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”).

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  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.