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.
And he brought him to Jesus. Happy brothers, thus knit together by a new tie! If Peter soon outstripped not only Andrew but all the rest, he would still remember that his brother "was in Christ before him," and was the blessed instrument of bringing him to Jesus.
And when Jesus beheld him (see the note at 36), he said, Thou art Simon the son of Jona, or rather, "Jonas," as rendered in John 21:17 - the full name serving, as Tholuck says, to give solemnity to the language (Matthew 16:17; John 21:17):
Thou shalt be called Cephas, х Keeypaa' (H3710) 'rock'], which is, by interpretation, a stone, х Petros (G4074)] - 'Rock.' See the note at Matthew 16:18.