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42 He led Simon[a] to Jesus. Jesus looked at him intently and said, “You are Simon, John’s son.[b] You will be called Cephas!”[c] (which is translated “Peter”).[d]

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  1. John 1:42 Lit. him
  2. John 1:42 Cf. Matthew 16:17
  3. John 1:42 Cephas means rock in Aram.
  4. John 1:42 Peter means rock in Gk.

42 And he brought him to Jesus.

Jesus looked at him and said, “You are Simon son of John. You will be called(A) Cephas” (which, when translated, is Peter[a]).(B)

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  1. John 1:42 Cephas (Aramaic) and Peter (Greek) both mean rock.