Mark 3:16
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And to Simon he gave the name Peter:

Simon.

Mark 1:16 And passing by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew his brother, casting nets into the sea for they were fishermen.

Matthew 16:16-18 Simon Peter answered and said: Thou art Christ, the Son of the living God. . . .

John 1:42 And he brought him to Jesus. And Jesus looking upon him, said: Thou art Simon the son of Jona. Thou shalt be called Cephas, which is interpreted Peter.

1 Corinthians 1:12 Now this I say, that every one of you saith: I indeed am of Paul; and I am of Apollo; and I of Cephas; and I of Christ.

1 Corinthians 3:22 For all things are yours, whether it be Paul or Apollo or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come. For all are yours.

1 Corinthians 9:5 Have we not power to carry about a woman, a sister as well as the rest of the apostles and the brethren of the Lord and Cephas?

Galatians 2:7-9 But contrariwise, when they had seen that to me was committed the gospel of the uncircumcision, as to Peter was that of the circumcision. . . .

Cephas.

2 Peter 1:1 Simon Peter, servant and apostle of Jesus Christ: to them that have obtained equal faith with us in the justice of our God and Saviour Jesus Christ.

Context
The Twelve Apostles
15And he gave them power to heal sicknesses, and to cast out devils. 16And to Simon he gave the name Peter: 17And James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he named them Boanerges, which is, The sons of thunder.…
Cross References
Matthew 10:2
And the names of the twelve Apostles are these: The first, Simon who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother,

Mark 3:15
And he gave them power to heal sicknesses, and to cast out devils.

Mark 3:17
And James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he named them Boanerges, which is, The sons of thunder.

Luke 6:13
And when day was come, he called unto him his disciples: and he chose twelve of them (whom also he named apostles):

Luke 6:14
Simon, whom he surnamed Peter, and Andrew his brother, James and John, Philip and Bartholomew,

Acts 1:13
And when they were come in, they went up into an upper room, where abode Peter and John, James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James of Alpheus and Simon Zelotes and Jude the brother of James.

Lexicon
[These are] the
τοὺς (tous)
Article - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

twelve
δώδεκα (dōdeka)
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 1427: Twelve; the usual way in which the Twelve apostles of Jesus are referred to. From duo and deka; two and ten, i.e. A dozen.

He appointed:
ἐποίησεν (epoiēsen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 4160: (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do.

Simon
Σίμωνι (Simōni)
Noun - Dative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 4613: Simon. Of Hebrew origin; Simon, the name of nine Israelites.

(whom He named
ἐπέθηκεν (epethēken)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2007: To put, place upon, lay on; I add, give in addition. From epi and tithemi; to impose.

Peter),
Πέτρον (Petron)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 4074: Peter, a Greek name meaning rock. Apparently a primary word; a rock; as a name, Petrus, an apostle.


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

And He appointed the Twelve; and to Simon He added the name Peter;

And Simon he surnamed Peter;

and Simon he surnamed Peter;

And he gave to Simon the surname of Peter;

and Simon he surnamed Peter;

And Simon he surnamed Peter.

These twelve were Simon (to whom He gave the surname of Peter)

Simon, to whom he gave the name Peter;

And he put on Simon the name Peter;
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