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John 1:41-43
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
John 1:41-43
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
41 He first found his own brother Simon and told him, “We have found the Messiah”[a] (which is translated Anointed).(A) 42 Then he brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, “You are Simon the son of John;[b] you will be called Cephas” (which is translated Peter).(B)
43 The next day he[c] decided to go to Galilee, and he found Philip. And Jesus said to him, “Follow me.”
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- 1:41 Messiah: the Hebrew word māšîaḥ, “anointed one” (see note on Lk 2:11), appears in Greek as the transliterated messias only here and in Jn 4:25. Elsewhere the Greek translation christos is used.
- 1:42 Simon, the son of John: in Mt 16:17, Simon is called Bariōna, “son of Jonah,” a different tradition for the name of Simon’s father. Cephas: in Aramaic = the Rock; cf. Mt 16:18. Neither the Greek equivalent Petros nor, with one isolated exception, Cephas is attested as a personal name before Christian times.
- 1:43 He: grammatically, could be Peter, but logically is probably Jesus.
John 1:41-43
English Standard Version
John 1:41-43
English Standard Version
41 He first found his own brother Simon and said to him, “We have found (A)the Messiah” (which means Christ). 42 He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, “You are Simon the son of (B)John. You shall be called (C)Cephas” (which means (D)Peter[a]).
Jesus Calls Philip and Nathanael
43 (E)The next day Jesus decided (F)to go to Galilee. He found Philip and said to him, “Follow me.”
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- John 1:42 Cephas and Peter are from the word for rock in Aramaic and Greek, respectively
John 1:41-43
New International Version
John 1:41-43
New International Version
41 The first thing Andrew did was to find his brother Simon and tell him, “We have found the Messiah” (that is, the Christ).(A) 42 And he brought him to Jesus.
Jesus looked at him and said, “You are Simon son of John. You will be called(B) Cephas” (which, when translated, is Peter[a]).(C)
Jesus Calls Philip and Nathanael
43 The next day Jesus decided to leave for Galilee. Finding Philip,(D) he said to him, “Follow me.”(E)
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- John 1:42 Cephas (Aramaic) and Peter (Greek) both mean rock.
John 1:41-43
New King James Version
John 1:41-43
New King James Version
41 He first found his own brother Simon, and said to him, “We have found the [a]Messiah” (which is translated, the Christ). 42 And he brought him to Jesus.
Now when Jesus looked at him, He said, “You are Simon the son of [b]Jonah. (A)You shall be called Cephas” (which is translated, [c]A Stone).
Philip and Nathanael
43 The following day Jesus wanted to go to Galilee, and He found (B)Philip and said to him, “Follow Me.”
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