John 1:42 BSB — MannaFest

John 1:42

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

BSB

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ASV

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).

KJV

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.

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Commentary

1 voice

Cyril of Alexandria

Commentary on the Gospel of John, Book 2 (444)

He after a Divine sort looketh upon him, Who seeth the hearts and reins; and seeth to how great piety the disciple will attain, of how great virtue he will be possessed, and at what consummation he will leave off. For He Who knoweth all things before they be is not ignorant of ought. And herein does He specially instruct him that is called, that being Very God, He hath knowledge untaught.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament (1755)

Jesus said, Thou art Simon, the son of Jonah - As none had told our Lord these names, this could not but strike Peter. Cephas, which is Peter - Moaning the same in Syriac which Peter does in Greek, namely, a rock.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Cephas, which is by interpretation, A stone - Πετρος signifies a stone, or fragment of a rock. The reason why this name was given to Simon, who was ever afterwards called Peter, may be seen in the notes on Mat 16:18, Mat 16:19, and particularly in Luke, at the end of chap. 9.

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: John (lightly modernized text, Grace Gems edition) (1869)

These verses ought always to be interesting to every true Christian. They describe the first beginnings of the Christian Church. Vast as that church is now, there was a time when it consisted of only two weak members. The calling of those two members is described in the passage which is now before our eyes. We see, for one thing, in these verses, what good is done by continually testifying of Christ. The first time that John the Baptist cried, "Behold the Lamb of God," no result appears to have followed.

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Original language & word study

22 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ἤγαγεν	ēgagen	He led	G71 →
αὐτὸν	auton	him	G846 →
πρὸς	pros	to	G4314 →
τὸν	ton	<the>	G3588 →
Ἰησοῦν.	Iēsoun	Jesus.	G2424 →
ἐμβλέψας	emblepsas	Having looked at	G1689 →
αὐτῷ	autō	him	G846 →
ὁ	ho	<the>	G3588 →
Ἰησοῦς	Iēsous	Jesus	G2424 →
εἶπεν·	eipen	said;	G2036 →
σὺ	su	You yourself	G4771 →
εἶ	ei	are	G1510 →
Σίμων	Simōn	Simon	G4613 →
ὁ	ho	the	G3588 →
υἱὸς	huios	son	G5207 →
Ἰωάννου·	Iōannou	of John;	G2491 →
σὺ	su	You yourself	G4771 →
κληθήσῃ	klēthēsē	will be called	G2564 →
Κηφᾶς,	Kēphas	Cephas	G2786 →
ὃ	ho	which	G3739 →
ἑρμηνεύεται	hermēneuetai	means	G2059 →
Πέτρος.¶	Petros	Peter.	G4074 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
1 Corinthians 15:5
and that He appeared to Cephas and then to the Twelve.
leads to
- Mark 16:14
  Later, as they were eating, Jesus appeared to the Eleven and rebuked them for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they did not believe those who had seen Him after He had risen.
- Acts 1:2–14
  until the day He was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles He had chosen.
- John 20:19–26
  It was the first day of the week, and that very evening, while the disciples were together with the doors locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them. “Peace be…
Through
1 Corinthians 1:12
What I mean is this: Individuals among you are saying, “I follow Paul,” “I follow Apollos,” “I follow Cephas,” or “I follow Christ.”
leads to
- Matthew 23:9–10
  And do not call anyone on earth your father, for you have one Father, who is in heaven.
- 1 Corinthians 3:21–23
  Therefore, stop boasting in men. All things are yours,
Through
1 Corinthians 3:22
whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas or the world or life or death or the present or the future. All of them belong to you,
leads to
- Ephesians 4:11–12
  And it was He who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers,
Through
1 Corinthians 9:5
Have we no right to take along a believing wife, as do the other apostles and the Lord’s brothers and Cephas?
leads to
- 1 Corinthians 7:7
  I wish that all men were as I am. But each man has his own gift from God; one has this gift, another has that.
- 1 Corinthians 7:39
  A wife is bound to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is free to marry anyone she wishes, as long as he belongs to the Lord.

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About John

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About John