John 1:42

brought. led. Greek. apo to. Greek. pros. App-104.

Jona. Aramaic for John. App-94. Cephas. Aramaic. Occurs only in 1 Corinthians 1:12; 1 Corinthians 3:22. 1Co 9:5. 1 Corinthians 15:5.Galatians 1:2; Galatians 1:9.

A stone. Peter. Greek. Petros. See note on Matthew 16:18.

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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.

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