John 1:42 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

⁴² He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him, and said, “So you are Simon the son of John? You shall be called Cephas” (which means Peter).

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁴² 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁴² Andrew then led (brought) Simon to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, You are Simon son of John. You shall be called Cephas–which translated is Peter [Stone].

American Standard Version (1901)

⁴² He brought him unto Jesus. Jesus looked upon him, and said, Thou art Simon the son of John: thou shalt be called Cephas (which is by interpretation, Peter).

Common English Bible

⁴² He led him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, “You are Simon, son of John. You will be called Cephas” (which is translated Peter).

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁴² And he led him to Jesus. And Jesus, gazing at him, said: "You are Simon, son of Jonah. You shall be called Cephas," (which is translated as Peter).

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁴² And he brought him to Jesus. And Jesus looking upon him, said: Thou art Simon the son of Jona: thou shalt be called Cephas, which is interpreted Peter.

John 1:42 Cross References

2 Kings 5:4

So Naaman went in and told his lord, “Thus and so spoke the maiden from the land of Israel.”

Matthew 10:2

The names of the twelve apostles are these: first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;

Mark 3:16

Simon whom he surnamed Peter;

Luke 5:8

But when Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, “Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord.”

Luke 6:14

Simon, whom he named Peter, and Andrew his brother, and James and John, and Philip, and Bartholomew,

John 13:18

I am not speaking of you all; I know whom I have chosen; it is that the scripture may be fulfilled, ‘He who ate my bread has lifted his heel against me.’

John 21:2

Simon Peter, Thomas called the Twin, Nathana-el of Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two others of his disciples were together.

John 4:16

Jesus said to her, “Go, call your husband, and come here.”

1 Corinthians 1:12

What I mean is that each one of you says, “I belong to Paul,” or “I belong to Apollos,” or “I belong to Cephas,” or “I belong to Christ.”

1 Corinthians 15:5

and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve.

1 Corinthians 3:22

whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas or the world or life or death or the present or the future, all are yours;

1 Corinthians 9:5

Do we not have the right to be accompanied by a wife, as the other apostles and the brothers of the Lord and Cephas?

Galatians 1:18

Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit Cephas, and remained with him fifteen days.

Galatians 2:11

But when Cephas came to Antioch I opposed him to his face, because he stood condemned.

Galatians 2:9

and when they perceived the grace that was given to me, James and Cephas and John, who were reputed to be pillars, gave to me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, that we should go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised;