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Simon Peter

The fisherman Jesus named Cephas; he confessed Christ, denied Him three times, and was restored threefold by the Sea of Tiberias (John 21:15-19).

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The Crucifixion of Saint Peter, Caravaggio
The Crucifixion of Saint Peter, Caravaggio
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Simon Peter in Scripture

Open a book to read its mentions here. Text: Berean Standard Bible. Names repeat in Scripture, so some of these verses may speak of another person called Simon Peter.

Old TestamentNew Testamentsegment width = share of mentions

New Testament4 books · 20 mentions

Matthew1 mention

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Luke1 mention

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John17 mentions

12 further mentions in John, read them in the book.

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2 Peter1 mention

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Named alongside

Other people MannaFest has a page for whose name the text uses in Matthew 16, Luke 5, John 1, John 6, John 13, John 18, John 20 and John 21 (the chapters where this name lands most often). Each card shows the verse it came from. Scripture reuses names freely, so a page behind a name here may belong to another person who shares it.

PhilipA disciple from Bethsaida who brought Nathanael to Jesus and asked "Show us the Father" (John 1:43-46; 14:8).John 1:43The next day Jesus decided to set out for Galilee. Finding Philip, He told him, “Follow Me.”
NathanaelThe Israelite "in whom is no guile," called from under the fig tree, to whom Jesus promised the opened heaven of Jacob'…John 1:45Philip found Nathanael and told him, “We have found the One Moses wrote about in the Law, the One the prophets foretold—Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.”
ThomasThe disciple who doubted until he saw, then made the Gospel's highest confession: "My Lord and my God" (John 20:28).John 20:24Now Thomas called Didymus, one of the Twelve, was not with the disciples when Jesus came.
AndrewSimon Peter's brother, first a disciple of the Baptist; he brought Peter to Jesus and found the boy with the loaves (Jo…John 1:40Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, was one of the two who heard John’s testimony and followed Jesus.
CaiaphasThe high priest who counseled "that one man should die for the people" — an unwitting prophecy of the atonement (John 1…John 18:13They brought Him first to Annas, who was the father-in-law of Caiaphas, the high priest that year.
MosesIsrael's deliverer from Egyptian slavery, covenant mediator, and lawgiver.Luke 5:14“Do not tell anyone,” Jesus instructed him. “But go, show yourself to the priest and present the offering Moses prescribed for your cleansing, as a testimony to them.”
ElijahThe Tishbite who shut heaven for three years and a half, called down fire on Carmel, heard the still small voice at Hor…Matthew 16:14They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”
Jesus of NazarethThe eternal Word made flesh (John 1:14) — the Christ and Son of God whose seven signs, seven "I AM" sayings, cross, and…John 1:45Philip found Nathanael and told him, “We have found the One Moses wrote about in the Law, the One the prophets foretold—Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.”

Studies that meet Simon Peter

These studies quote a verse that names Simon Peter.

The GospelsJohn 1:40Christ Our Wisdom — Proverbs 8 and the Wisdom of GodJohn 1:40The Creation Week — Genesis 1John 1:40The Gospel of JohnJohn 1:40Jacob's Ladder — Genesis 28John 1:40The Passion & Resurrection — John 18–21John 18:10The Prologue — the Word Made Flesh — John 1:1–18John 1:40The Seven Signs — John's Book of SignsJohn 21:2
Studies working in the same chapters8

These do not quote a verse naming Simon Peter; they open other passages in the same chapters.

Christ / MessiahJohn 20Lamb of GodJohn 1The Word / LogosJohn 1Names of GodJohn 6The Scarlet ThreadJohn 1The TabernacleJohn 1Creation to New CreationJohn 1Predestination and ElectionJohn 6

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