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40 One of them was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother. 41 At once he found his brother Simon and told him, “We have found the Messiah.” (This word means “Christ.”) 42 Then he took Simon to Jesus.

Jesus looked at him and said, “Your name is Simon son of John, but you will be called Cephas.” (This is the same as Peter and means “a rock.”)

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40 (A)One of the two who heard John speak and followed Jesus[a] was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother. 41 He first found his own brother Simon and said to him, “We have found (B)the Messiah” (which means Christ). 42 He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, “You are Simon the son of (C)John. You shall be called (D)Cephas” (which means (E)Peter[b]).

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Footnotes

  1. John 1:40 Greek him
  2. John 1:42 Cephas and Peter are from the word for rock in Aramaic and Greek, respectively