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John 1:42

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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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  1. John 1:40

    One of the two which heard John speak, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother.

  2. John 1:41

    He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ.

  3. John 1:43

    The day following Jesus would go forth into Galilee, and findeth Philip, and saith unto him, Follow me.

  4. John 1:44

    Now Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter.

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Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.