John 1:42

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Then he brought him to Jesus, who looked at him and said, 'You are Simon son of Jonah. You will be called Cephas' (which when translated is Peter).

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Other Translations

  • claude3.7

    And he brought him to Jesus. And looking at him Jesus said, You are Simon the son of Jonah: you shall be called Cephas, which is interpreted, Peter.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And he brought him to Jesus. And when Jesus beheld him, he said, Thou art Simon the son of Jona: thou shalt be called Cephas, which is by interpretation, A stone.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And he brought him to Jesus. Now when Jesus looked at him, he said, You are Simon the son of Jonah. You shall be called Cephas, (which is translated, A Stone.)

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And he brought him to Jesus. And when Jesus beheld him, he said, Thou art Simon the son of Jona: thou shalt be called Cephas, which is by interpretation, A stone.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    He{G2532} brought{G71} him{G846} unto{G4314} Jesus.{G2424} {G1161} {G1689} Jesus{G2424} looked{G1689} upon him,{G846} and said,{G2036} Thou{G4771} art{G1488} Simon{G4613} the son{G5207} of John:{G2495} thou{G4771} shalt be called{G2564} Cephas{G2786} (which{G3739} is by interpretation,{G2059} Peter).{G4074}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And{G2532} he brought{G71}{(G5627)} him{G846} to{G4314} Jesus{G2424}. And{G1161} when Jesus{G2424} beheld{G1689}{(G5660)} him{G846}, he said{G2036}{(G5627)}, Thou{G4771} art{G1488}{(G5748)} Simon{G4613} the son{G5207} of Jona{G2495}: thou{G4771} shalt be called{G2564}{(G5701)} Cephas{G2786}, which{G3739} is by interpretation{G2059}{(G5743)}, A stone{G4074}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    and brought him to Iesus. And Iesus behelde him and sayde: thou arte Simon the sonne of Ionas thou shalt be called Cephas: which is by interpretacion a stone.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    and brought him to Iesus. Whan Iesus behelde him, he sayde: Thou art Symon the sonne of Ionas, thou shalt be called Cephas, which is by interpretacion, a stone.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And he brought him to Iesus; Iesus behelde him, and saide, Thou art Simon the sonne of Iona: thou shalt be called Cephas, which is by interpretation, a stone.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And brought hym to Iesus. And Iesus behelde hym, and sayde: Thou art Simon the sonne of Iona, thou shalt be called Cephas, which is by interpretation, a stone.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And he brought him to Jesus. And when Jesus beheld him, he said, ‹Thou art Simon the son of Jona: thou shalt be called Cephas,› which is by interpretation, A stone.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him, and said, "You are Simon the son of Jonah. You shall be called Cephas" (which is by interpretation, Peter).

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and he brought him unto Jesus: and having looked upon him, Jesus saith, `Thou art Simon, the son of Jonas, thou shalt be called Cephas,' (which is interpreted, A rock.)

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    He brought him unto Jesus. Jesus looked upon him, and said, Thou art Simon the son of John: thou shalt be called Cephas (which is by interpretation, Peter).

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    He brought him unto Jesus. Jesus looked upon him, and said, Thou art Simon the son of John: thou shalt be called Cephas (which is by interpretation, Peter).

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And he took him to Jesus. Looking at him fixedly Jesus said, You are Simon, the son of John; your name will be Cephas (which is to say, Peter).

  • World English Bible (2000)

    He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him, and said, "You are Simon the son of Jonah. You shall be called Cephas" (which is by interpretation, Peter).

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Andrew brought Simon to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said,“You are Simon, the son of John. You will be called Cephas”(which is translated Peter).

Referenced Verses

  • John 21:15-17 : 15 When they had finished eating, Jesus asked Simon Peter, 'Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?' Peter replied, 'Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.' Jesus said to him, 'Feed my lambs.' 16 Jesus asked him again, 'Simon son of John, do you love me?' Peter answered, 'Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.' Jesus said to him, 'Take care of my sheep.' 17 The third time, Jesus asked, 'Simon son of John, do you love me?' Peter was hurt that Jesus asked him a third time, 'Do you love me?' He said, 'Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you.' Jesus said to him, 'Feed my sheep.'
  • 1 Cor 1:12 : 12 What I mean is this: One of you says, 'I follow Paul,' another, 'I follow Apollos,' another, 'I follow Cephas,' and still another, 'I follow Christ.'
  • 1 Cor 3:22 : 22 whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas or the world or life or death or the present or the future—all are yours,
  • 1 Cor 9:5 : 5 Do we not have the right to take along a believing wife, as do the other apostles and the brothers of the Lord, and Cephas?
  • 1 Cor 15:5 : 5 and that he appeared to Cephas, and then to the Twelve.
  • Gal 2:9 : 9 And recognizing the grace given to me, James, Cephas, and John, who were esteemed as pillars, gave the right hand of fellowship to me and Barnabas, so that we should go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised.
  • Luke 5:8 : 8 When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus' knees and said, "Go away from me, Lord, for I am a sinful man!"
  • Matt 10:2 : 2 These are the names of the twelve apostles: First, Simon, also called Peter, and Andrew, his brother; James, son of Zebedee, and John, his brother;
  • Matt 16:17-18 : 17 Jesus replied, "Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven. 18 And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it.
  • John 6:70-71 : 70 Jesus answered them, 'Did I not choose you, the Twelve? Yet one of you is a devil.' 71 He was speaking about Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot. For Judas, one of the Twelve, was going to betray Him.
  • John 13:18 : 18 I am not speaking about all of you. I know those I have chosen. But this is so that the Scripture may be fulfilled: 'The one who eats bread with Me has lifted up his heel against Me.'
  • John 21:2 : 2 Simon Peter, Thomas (called the Twin), Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two other disciples were together.
  • Mark 3:16 : 16 He gave Simon the name Peter.
  • Luke 6:14 : 14 Simon, whom He also named Peter, and Andrew his brother, James, and John, Philip, and Bartholomew,
  • John 1:47-48 : 47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward Him and said about him, 'Here truly is an Israelite in whom there is no deceit!' 48 Nathanael asked Him, 'How do you know me?' Jesus replied, 'Before Philip called you, while you were under the fig tree, I saw you.'
  • John 2:24-25 : 24 But Jesus did not entrust Himself to them, for He knew all people. 25 He did not need anyone to testify about mankind, for He Himself knew what was in each person.

Similar Verses (AI)

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    36 When he saw Jesus passing by, he said, 'Look, the Lamb of God!'

    37 The two disciples heard him say this, and they followed Jesus.

    38 Turning around, Jesus saw them following and asked, 'What do you want?' They said, 'Rabbi' (which means Teacher), 'where are you staying?'

    39 He said to them, 'Come, and you will see.' So they went and saw where He was staying, and they stayed with Him that day. It was about the tenth hour.

    40 Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, was one of the two who had heard John's testimony and followed Jesus.

    41 He first found his own brother Simon and said to him, 'We have found the Messiah' (which means Christ).

  • John 1:43-44
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    43 The next day Jesus decided to leave for Galilee. Finding Philip, He said to him, 'Follow Me.'

    44 Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter.

  • Mark 3:16
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    16 He gave Simon the name Peter.

  • Matt 4:18-19
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    18 While walking by the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon (called Peter) and Andrew, his brother, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.

    19 And He said to them, 'Come, follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.'

  • Mark 1:16-20
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    16 As Jesus was walking along the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew, Simon's brother, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.

    17 Jesus said to them, 'Come, follow me, and I will make you fishers of people.'

    18 Immediately, they left their nets and followed him.

    19 When he had gone a little farther, he saw James, the son of Zebedee, and his brother John. They were in a boat, mending their nets.

    20 Immediately, he called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired workers and followed him.

  • Matt 16:15-17
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    15 He then said to them, "But who do you say I am?"

    16 Simon Peter answered, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God."

    17 Jesus replied, "Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven.

  • Luke 6:14
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    14 Simon, whom He also named Peter, and Andrew his brother, James, and John, Philip, and Bartholomew,

  • Matt 10:2
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    2 These are the names of the twelve apostles: First, Simon, also called Peter, and Andrew, his brother; James, son of Zebedee, and John, his brother;

  • Mark 8:29
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    29 'But what about you?' he asked. 'Who do you say I am?' Peter answered, 'You are the Messiah.'

  • John 13:6
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    6 He came to Simon Peter, who said to Him, 'Lord, are You going to wash my feet?'

  • Luke 5:8-11
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    8 When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus' knees and said, "Go away from me, Lord, for I am a sinful man!"

    9 For amazement had seized him and all those with him because of the catch of fish they had taken.

    10 And so were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were Simon's partners. Then Jesus said to Simon, "Do not be afraid. From now on, you will fish for people."

    11 So they pulled their boats up on shore, left everything, and followed Him.

  • John 13:24
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    24 So Simon Peter motioned to him to ask Jesus who it was He was talking about.

  • Matt 14:28-29
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    28 Peter replied, 'Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the water.'

    29 Jesus said, 'Come.' Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water, and came toward Jesus.

  • Luke 9:20
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    20 'But what about you?' he asked. 'Who do you say I am?' Peter answered, 'God’s Messiah.'

  • Mark 1:36
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    36 Simon and his companions went to look for him,

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    13 When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples, "Who do people say the Son of Man is?"

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    22 Philip went and told Andrew; then Andrew and Philip went and told Jesus.

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    21 When Peter saw him, he asked Jesus, 'Lord, what about him?'

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    6 He said to them, 'Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some.' So they cast it, and now they were not able to haul it in because of the large number of fish.

    7 Then the disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, 'It is the Lord!' When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he tied his outer garment around himself (for he had taken it off) and jumped into the sea.

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    48 Nathanael asked Him, 'How do you know me?' Jesus replied, 'Before Philip called you, while you were under the fig tree, I saw you.'

  • Luke 5:4
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    4 When He had finished speaking, He said to Simon, "Put out into the deep water and let down your nets for a catch."

  • John 6:8
    68%

    8 One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said to him,

  • Matt 17:26
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    26 'From others,' Peter answered. 'Then the sons are exempt,' Jesus said to him.

  • Matt 4:21
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    21 Going on from there, He saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets, and He called them.

  • John 9:37
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    37 Jesus said to him, 'You have seen Him, and it is He who is speaking with you.'

  • Luke 22:32
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    32 But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.

  • Acts 10:5
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    5 Now send men to Joppa and call for Simon, who is also named Peter.

  • Mark 9:2
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    2 After six days, Jesus took Peter, James, and John and led them up a high mountain by themselves. There he was transfigured before them.

  • John 1:46
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    46 'Can anything good come out of Nazareth?' Nathanael asked. Philip said to him, 'Come and see.'

  • Acts 3:4
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    4 Peter, along with John, fixed his gaze on him and said, "Look at us."

  • Matt 15:15
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    15 Then Peter spoke up and said to him, “Explain this parable to us.”

  • John 21:19
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    19 Jesus said this to indicate the kind of death by which Peter would glorify God. Then he said to him, 'Follow me.'