Mark 3:16

And Simon he surnamed Peter;

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
Simon	Σίμωνι Simōni	G4613	Simon (i.e. Shimon) · noun — dative singular masculine, a proper name
he	ἐπέθηκεν epethēken	G2007	to impose (in a friendly or hostile sense) · verb — second aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular
surnamed	Πέτρον, Petron	G4074	a (piece of) rock (larger than G3037 (λίθος)) · noun — accusative singular masculine, a proper name

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Cross-references

John 1:42 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 in…
Acts 1:13 And when they were come in, they went up into an upper room, where abode both Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Ba…
Matthew 10:2-4 Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and…
Matthew 16:16-18 And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.
Mark 1:16 Now as he walked by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.
1 Corinthians 1:12 Now this I say, that every one of you saith, I am of Paul; and I of Apollos; and I of Cephas; and I of Christ.
1 Corinthians 3:22 Whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all are yours;
1 Corinthians 9:5 Have we not power to lead about a sister, a wife, as well as other apostles, and as the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Mark 3:13-21

In these verses, we have, I. The choice Christ made of the twelve apostles to be his constant followers and attendants, and to be sent abroad as there was occasion, to preach the gospel. Observe, 1. The introduction to this call or promotion of disciples; He goes up into a mountain, and his errand thither was to pray. Ministers must be set apart with solemn prayer for the pouring out of the Spirit upon them; though Christ had authority to confer the gifts of the Holy Ghost, yet, to set us an example, he prayed for them. 2. The rule he went by in his choice, and that was his own good pleasure; He called unto him whom he would. Not such as we should have thought fittest to be called, looking u…

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Adam Clarke on Mark 3:16

Simon, etc. - See on Mat 10:2 (note), etc.

John Gill on Mark 3:16

And Simon he surnamed Peter. Or Cephas, which signifies a rock, or stone, because of his courage and constancy, his strength and fortitude, steadiness and firmness of mind: this name was imposed upon him, not at the time of his mission as an apostle; nor when he made that noble confession of his faith in Christ, as the Son of the living God, at which time this name was taken notice of; but when Christ first called him to be his disciple and apostle; see John 1:42.

John Calvin on Mark 3:13-19

Mark 3:13-19 Mark 3:13-19 Luke 4:12-19 13. And he went up into a mountain, and called to him whom he would: and they came to him. 14. And he appointed twelve to be with him, and send them forth to preach, 15. And to have powers of healing diseases, and of casting out devils. 16. And to Simon he gave the name Peter. 17. And James th son of Zebedee, and John, the brother of James: and he gave them the names of Boanerges, which is, The sons of thunder. 18. And Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James (son) of Alpheus, and Thaddeus, and Simon the Canaanite, 19. And Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him. 12. And it happened in those days, he went out into a moun…

The Church Fathers

Thus from obedience, which Simon signifies, the ascent is made to knowledge, which is meant by Peter.
— Pseudo-Jerome ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

A name is a designation that sums up and describes the particular character of the one named.… For when the character of "Abram" was changed, he was called "Abraham." So when "Simon" was changed, he was called "Peter." And when "Saul" stopped persecuting Christ, he was named "Paul." In the case of God, however, whose character is eternally unchangeable and always remains unaltered, there is always a single name. It is that spoken of him in Exodus: "I am."
— Origen of Alexandria, ON PRAYER 24.2

(de Con. Evan. ii. 17) But let no one suppose that Simon now received his name and was called Peter, for thus he would make Mark contrary to John, who relates that it had been long before said unto him, Thou shalt be called Cephas. (John 1:42) But Mark gives this account by way of recapitulation; for as he wished to give the names of the twelve Apostles, and was obliged to call him Peter, his object was to intimate briefly, that he was not called this originally, but that the Lord gave him that name.
— Augustine of Hippo ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

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Dictionary and topics

Apostle — A person sent by another; a messenger; envoy. This word is once used as a descriptive designation of Jesus Christ, the Sent of the Father (Heb. 3:1; John 20:21). It is, however, generally used as…
Peter — Originally called Simon (=Simeon, i.e., “hearing”), a very common Jewish name in the New Testament. He was the son of Jona (Matt. 16:17). His mother is nowhere named in Scripture. He had a younger…
Apostles · Names of — Names of
Call · .APOSTLES — .APOSTLES
Peter · Al — Al

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

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Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Mark 3:13-21

Adam Clarke on Mark 3:16

John Gill on Mark 3:16

John Calvin on Mark 3:13-19

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Mark 3:13-21

Adam Clarke on Mark 3:16

John Gill on Mark 3:16

John Calvin on Mark 3:13-19

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Mark 3:16-18