“Those who read the Bible know it’s no secret that Jesus called Simon His apostle ‘Peter,’ a word meaning ‘stone‘ or ‘rock,” says Kovacs. “And this stone called Peter can represent all believers who repent of their sins to follow God and feed the sheep, as he was famously ...
18 As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee,p he saw two brothers, Simon called Peterq and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen. 19 “Come, follow me,”r Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.” 20 At once...
1Jesus called his twelve disciples and gave them authority to force evil spirits out of people and to cure every disease and sickness. 2These are the names of the twelve apostles: first and foremost, Simon (who is called Peter) and his brother Andrew; James and his brother John, the sons...
When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus’ knees. “Go away from me, Lord,” he said, “for I am a sinful man.”Berean Literal BibleAnd having seen, Simon Peter fell at Jesus' knees, saying, "Depart from me, Lord. For I am a sinful man."King James BibleWhen Simon Peter ...
“the Zealot,” the title given him by Luke in his Gospel and in Acts. He may have been one of the group ofZealots, the Jewish nationalistic party before 70ce. The title may have also been an attempt to distinguish him from St. Peter the Apostle, who is also known as Simon Peter....
17From that time Jesus began to preach and to say,“Repent, for the kingdom of heaven[a]is at hand.” Four Fishermen Called as Disciples 18And Jesus, walking by the Sea of Galilee, saw two brothers, Simoncalled Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they we...
Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who through the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ have received a faith as precious as ours:New Living TranslationThis letter is from Simon Peter, a slave and apostle of Jesus Christ. I am writing to you who ...
That Simon, called Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, was the writer of this epistle, is not questioned by any; nor was the genuineness and authenticity of it ever made a doubt of. Eusebius says {a}, that it had been confessed by all, and received without controversy; and that the an...
18 As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen. 19 “Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.” 20 At once they...