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He broughtἤγαγενhimαὐτὸνtoπρὸςJesus.τὸν ἸησοῦνLooking atἐμβλέψαςhim,αὐτῷJesusὁ Ἰησοῦςsaid,εἶπεν“YouΣὺareεἶSimonΣίμωνthe sonὁ υἱὸςof John;Ἰωάννουyouσὺwill be calledκληθήσῃCephas”Κηφᾶς(whichὃis translatedἑρμηνεύεταιPeter).Πέτρος
John 1:42
Study it in the app“He brought him to Jesus. Looking at him, Jesus said, “You are Simon the son of John; you will be called Cephas” (which is translated Peter).”
With the Greek beneath
John 1:42, word by word
- He broughtἤγαγενēgagen
lead
To lead a person or an animal from one place to another.
Where else “ēgagen” appears- JesusἸησοῦνIēsoun
Jesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsoun” appears- Looking atἐμβλέψαςemblepsas
gaze
To look at someone directly and attentively, resting one's eyes on them.
Where else “emblepsas” appears- saidεἶπενeipen
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipen” appears- areεἶei
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “ei” appears- SimonΣίμωνSimōn
Simon
Simon: the name of several men in the New Testament. The most often named is Simon Peter; also Simon the Zealot, one of the Twelve; Simon, a brother of Jesus; Simon of Cyrene; Simon the leper; a Pharisee; the magician of Samaria; the tanner of Joppa; and the father of Judas Iscariot.
Where else “Simōn” appears- the sonυἱὸςhuios
son
A son.
Where else “huios” appears- of JohnἸωάννουIōannou
John
John. In the Gospels, John the Immerser (the Baptist) or John son of Zebedee, one of the Twelve.
Where else “Iōannou” appears- will be calledκληθήσῃklēthēsēi
call
To give someone a name.
Where else “klēthēsēi” appears- CephasΚηφᾶςKēphas
Cephas
Cephas: an Aramaic name meaning "rock"; in Greek, Peter.
Where else “Kēphas” appears- is translatedἑρμηνεύεταιhermēneuetai
translate
Translate, interpret.
Where else “hermēneuetai” appears- Peter)ΠέτροςPetros
Peter
Peter, "rock": the name Jesus gave to Simon.
Where else “Petros” appears
Translation note
“Cephas” (Aramaic) and “Peter” (Greek) mean “stone.” Matthew 16:17 calls him “Bar-Jonah,” “son of Jonah.”
The context
41He first finds his own brother Simon and says to him, “We have found the Messiah” (which translated is Anointed).
42 · This verse (above)
43The next day he decided to go to Galilee, and he finds Philip and Jesus says to him, “Follow me.”
To study John 1 in a group
1. What it says
What does the beginning of this chapter say about the Word: where it was, what it was, and what came to be through it? (vv. 1-14)
2. What it means
John says those who received the Word were given authority to become children of God. What does “receiving him” mean in this chapter? (vv. 11-13)
3. How I live it
Jesus asked the first disciples, “What are you looking for?” and invited them, “Come and you will see” (vv. 38-39). What are you looking for today?