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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Gill's Exposition
And he brought him to Jesus,.... That is, Andrew brought his brother Simon to Jesus; he persuaded him to go along with him, and showed him where he was; which discovered great zeal for Christ, being…
Barnes' Notes
Cephas - This is a Syriac word, meaning the same as the Greek word Peter, a stone. See the notes at Mat 16:17. The stone, or rock, is a symbol of firmness and steadiness of character - a trait in…
Adam Clarke
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…
We have here the turning over of two disciples from John to Jesus, and one of them fetching in a third, and these are the first-fruits of Christ's disciples; see how small the church was in its…
Cambridge Bible
beheld Same word as in Joh 1:1, implying a fixed earnest look; what follows shews that Christ's gaze penetrated to his heart and read his character.
Simon the son of Jona The true reading here and Joh…
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