Mark 3:16

Translations

Modern

These are the twelve He appointed: Simon (whom He named Peter),

Traditional

And Simon he surnamed Peter;

Literal

And He appointed the Twelve: And to Simon He added the name Peter,

Latin

Et imposuit Simoni nomen Petrus:

Interlinear

Greek

English

These are the twelve He appointed: Simon (whom He named Peter),

Notes

Mark 3:16–18

Simon and Andrew were brothers, just like James and John (1:16–20).
Peter is the Greek version of the Aramaic word kepa’, which means “rock.”

Mark 3:13–19

The scene shifts to a mountain. Mark describes how Jesus called his disciples to come to him. This is similar to God's call to Old Testament prophets (Exodus 3:14–22; 1 Samuel 3:4–14; Jeremiah 1:5–19).

Theme notes and profiles

Simon Peter Following Jesus

Events

Apostles Chosenc. AD 28

Related verses

John 1:42
Andrew brought him to Jesus, who looked at him and said, “You are Simon son of John. You will be called Cephas” (which is translated as Peter).
Acts 1:13
When they arrived, they went to the upper room where they were staying: Peter and John, James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas son of James.
Matthew 16:16–18
Simon Peter answered, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
Matthew 10:2–4
These are the names of the twelve apostles: first Simon, called Peter, and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee, and his brother John;
Mark 1:16
As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, He saw Simon and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.
2 Peter 1:1
Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who through the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ have received a faith as precious as ours:
Galatians 2:7–9
On the contrary, they saw that I had been entrusted to preach the gospel to the uncircumcised, just as Peter had been to the circumcised.
1 Corinthians 3:22
…whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas or the world or life or death or the present or the future. All of them belong to you,
1 Corinthians 9:5
Have we no right to take along a believing wife, as do the other apostles and the Lord’s brothers and Cephas?
1 Corinthians 1:12
What I mean is this: Individuals among you are saying, “I follow Paul,” “I follow Apollos,” “I follow Cephas,” or “I follow Christ.”
Luke 6:14–16
Simon, whom He named Peter, and his brother Andrew; James and John; Philip and Bartholomew;

Parallels

Matthew 10:1–4 Luke 6:12–16

People

Peter: Apostle of Jesus, leader in the early church

Glossary

Apostle, Apostleship Bartholomew, the Apostle Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Jesus Christ Mark, Gospel of Miracle Nathanael Peter, First Letter of Peter, the Apostle

Topics

Apostles: Names of Apostles: Selection of Call: To Special Religious Duty: Apostles Jesus, the Christ: Goes up Onto a Mountain, and Calls and Commissions Twelve Disciples (In Galilee) Peter: Also Called Simon Bar-Jona and Cephas Peter: An Apostle

Mark 3:16

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