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John 1:42
ESV He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, "You are Simon the son of John. You shall be called Cephas" (which means Peter ).
NIV And he brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, "You are Simon son of John. You will be called Cephas" (which, when translated, is Peter ).
NASB He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, 'You are Simon the son of John; you shall be called Cephas' (which is translated Peter).
CSB and he brought Simon to Jesus. When Jesus saw him, he said, "You are Simon, son of John. You will be called Cephas" (which is translated "Peter" ).
NLT Then Andrew brought Simon to meet Jesus. Looking intently at Simon, Jesus said, 'Your name is Simon, son of John — but you will be called Cephas' (which means 'Peter' ).
KJV 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.
NKJV And he brought him to Jesus. Now when Jesus looked at him, He said, “You are Simon the son of Jonah. You shall be called Cephas” (which is translated, A Stone).

What does John 1:42 mean?

To almost every situation, Andrew's response is "bring it to Jesus." He has already told his brother Simon (John 1:41) that the man he's met is the "Messiah," meaning the "Anointed One." The Greek term is Christos, which eventually became the English word "Christ." This is the fifth of John's seven names of Jesus in chapter 1.

Jesus almost immediately tells Simon that he will have a new name: "Cephas." This is an Aramaic word meaning "stone." In the original Greek, John translates it from Kēphas to Petros, from which we get the English name "Peter." Peter's friends probably caught the irony in someone known to be emotional and unstable going by the name "Rock." Yet Peter would eventually earn that title. Long before he'd done anything worth noticing, Jesus could already see his potential, and gave him a name worthy of his future.
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