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Peter names 6 things on this site
- Peter, a featured study.A featured study on this subject, with its Scripture, its sources and its figures.
- Peter, a heading of the topical index.A heading of Nave's Topical Bible (1896): every passage it gathers, quoted.
- Peter (Simon Peter), a person of Scripture.Fisherman of Galilee called by Jesus; leader of the Twelve; confessed Jesus as the Christ; denied him and was restored; preached at Pentecost and opened the gospel to the…
- Peter Freed from Prison — Acts 12, a featured study.A featured study on this subject, with its Scripture, its sources and its figures.
- Peter Chrysologus, a voice this site quotes.Peter was born about 380 at Imola in northern Italy, and was made deacon there by Bishop Cornelius, whom he always called his spiritual father. Around 433 he became bishop of…
- Peter Olivi, a voice this site quotes.Peter John Olivi was born in 1248 at Sérignan, in Languedoc in southern France. He joined the Franciscans at twelve and was sent to Paris to study. He was one of the sharpest…
Featured studies
19 results- StudyCornelius and Peter, Acts 10, MannaFestA featured study on this subject, with its Scripture, its sources and its figures.
- StudyThe Boldness of Peter and JohnA featured study on this subject, with its Scripture, its sources and its figures.
- StudyJude and 2 PeterA featured study on this subject, with its Scripture, its sources and its figures.
- StudyPeterA featured study on this subject, with its Scripture, its sources and its figures.
- StudyPeter Freed from Prison — Acts 12A featured study on this subject, with its Scripture, its sources and its figures.
Verses
174 results- VerseActs 3:4Peter looked directly at him, as did John. “Look at us!” said Peter.
- VerseMatthew 15:15Peter said to Him, “Explain this parable to us.”
- VerseMark 14:29Peter declared, “Even if all fall away, I never will.”
- VerseMatthew 17:26“From others,” Peter answered. “Then the sons are exempt,” Jesus declared.
- VerseLuke 22:57But Peter denied it. “Woman, I do not know Him,” he said.
People
8 results- PersonPeter (Simon Peter)Fisherman of Galilee called by Jesus; leader of the Twelve; confessed Jesus as the Christ; denied him and was restored; preached at Pentecost and opened the gospel to the…
- PersonSimon PeterThe fisherman Jesus named Cephas; he confessed Christ, denied Him three times, and was restored threefold by the Sea of Tiberias (John 21:15-19).
- PersonAndrewSimon Peter's brother, first a disciple of the Baptist; he brought Peter to Jesus and found the boy with the loaves (John 1:40; 6:8).
- PersonCorneliusA Roman centurion of the Italian band at Caesarea — devout, generous, praying, and uncircumcised. The Spirit fell on his household while Peter was still preaching, and the…
- PersonJoelProphet, son of Pethuel (Joel 1:1); his locust-plague oracle widens into the Day of the LORD and the promise of the Spirit poured out on all flesh (2:28), quoted by Peter at…
Places
2 results- PlaceJoppaThe coastal town where Tabitha was raised and where Peter, praying on a rooftop, saw the sheet lowered three times that sent him to Cornelius.
- PlaceSodomThe city of the plain that Abraham pleaded for and that fire from heaven destroyed while Lot fled, named by the prophets, by Peter, by Jude and by the Lord himself as the…
Manuscripts
2 resultsWords (Strong's)
3 results- WordH6363 פֶּטֶר · peter (Hebrew)a fissure, i.e. (concretely) firstling (as opening the matrix). The Hebrew word stands 12 times in the original text.
- WordG4074 Πέτρος · Pétros (Greek)a (piece of) rock (larger than ). The Greek word stands 155 times in the original text.
- WordG2786 Κηφᾶς · Kēphâs (Greek)the Rock. The Greek word stands 9 times in the original text.
Themes
7 results- ThemeRedemptionRedemption is the Bible's word for rescue that costs something. Two Hebrew verbs carry the weight: *ga'al*, the act of a near kinsman (*go'el*) who buys back land, a person, or…
- ThemeGraceGrace is God's unearned favor. The Hebrew word for it is *chen* — a gift given because the giver is gracious, not because the receiver has earned it — and it is *chen* that the…
- ThemeWorshipScripture's worship vocabulary carries two roots held together: *shachah* (to bow down, prostrate) and *abad* (to serve, to labor for). *Shachah* is first rendered "worship" at…
- ThemeJudgmentJudgment in Scripture is not a stray topic but a load-bearing theme, running from Eden to the lake of fire. It begins with a question, not a threat: Abraham asks whether the…
- ThemeKingdom of God"The kingdom of God" names not a place first but a reign — God's kingly rule breaking in, which then produces a people and a realm who live under it. The storyline starts long…
Topics
1 resultProphecies
2 results- ProphecyBody Would Not See CorruptionDavid prophesied that God's Holy One would not experience physical decay in the grave. Peter explicitly cites this at Pentecost as a direct prophecy of Christ's resurrection…
- ProphecyShow Path of Life Before the FaceDavid's prophetic declaration that God would show him 'the path of life' leading to God's presence and right hand is applied by Peter directly to Christ's resurrection and…
Apologetics
4 results- ApologeticsThe Minimal Facts Resurrection ArgumentGerd Ludemann, an atheist New Testament scholar at Gottingen, wrote that it may be taken as historically certain that Peter and the disciples had experiences after Jesus' death…
- ApologeticsStatistical Improbability of Prophecy FulfillmentPeter Stoner, chairman of mathematics and astronomy at Pasadena City College, calculated that one man fulfilling eight specific messianic prophecies by chance runs at 1 in…
- ApologeticsThe Messianic Mathematical Probability CasePeter Stoner's classic calculation demonstrated that the combined probability of one person fulfilling just 8 specific messianic prophecies by chance is approximately 1 in…
- ApologeticsApostolic Martyrdom as Evidence of Sincere BeliefClement of Rome, writing from Rome around AD 96 within living memory of the events, records that Peter and Paul "bore testimony" and died there. Sean McDowell's 2015 study…
Voices
8 results- VoicePeter ChrysologusPeter was born about 380 at Imola in northern Italy, and was made deacon there by Bishop Cornelius, whom he always called his spiritual father. Around 433 he became bishop of…
- VoicePeter OliviPeter John Olivi was born in 1248 at Sérignan, in Languedoc in southern France. He joined the Franciscans at twelve and was sent to Paris to study. He was one of the sharpest…
- VoicePeter the VenerableAbbot of Cluny from 1122 to 1156, who received Abelard at Cluny in the last years of his life.
- VoicePeter of AlexandriaPeter became bishop of Alexandria in 300, three years before the Great Persecution began. Eusebius calls him a divine example of a bishop, both for his good conduct and for his…
- VoiceActs of PeterActs of Peter (d. ~200). Early Church documents voice from the church's historical commentary tradition, present in MannaFest's quote pool with source citations. Full profile…