![]() ![]() It’s worth noting though: John is the only one who records another miraculous catch of fish which takes place after Jesus’ resurrection. His brother Andrew was a disciple of John the Baptist and heard what John said about Jesus, so he brought Peter to meet him (John 1:40–42). Interestingly, the Gospel of John has a very different version of how Peter met Jesus. ![]() (Luke also adds that James and John were their partners.) It says they were cleaning their nets, not casting them, and that Jesus actually boarded their boat and led them to a miraculous catch that nearly sank their boats. The Gospel of Luke gives a slightly different account. Jesus famously said, “Come, follow me, and I will make you fishers of men,” and Peter and Andrew immediately left their nets and followed him. According to the Gospel of Matthew and the Gospel of Mark, when Jesus first met him, Peter was fishing with his brother Andrew. Like many of the disciples, Peter was a fisherman. Peter’s brother Andrew is the only family member we see regularly in the gospels, but the Bible doesn’t have a lot to say about him, either. “ Don’t we have the right to take a believing wife along with us, as do the other apostles and the Lord’s brothers and Cephas?” The account is incredibly brief, but it does tell us that Peter had a wife, a detail which is somewhat corroborated by Paul in 1 Corinthians 9:5: The Synoptic Gospels (Matthew, Mark, and Luke) record that Jesus came to Peter’s house, where his mother-in-law was sick with a fever. Here are the main things to know about Peter based on the gospels, the Book of Acts, and the epistles. As a result, Peter is also referred to as Simon, Simon Peter, and Cephas. Peter’s original name was Simon, but Jesus called him Cephas (John 1:42), which is an Aramaic word that translates to Peter ( Petros in Greek). It’s common for Bible characters to go by two names, use a nickname, or like the Apostle Paul, to have one name in Hebrew and another in Greek. Peter is known by several other names in the Bible. Is Saint Peter waiting at the Pearly Gates?įor starters, here are some quick facts about Peter. ![]() In this post, we’ll cover everything you need to know about this prominent disciple, including: Most of what we know about Peter comes from the Bible itself, with some additional material from early Christian writers. While Peter didn’t write any of the four gospels himself, he plays a major role in all of them, and tradition holds that the Gospel of Mark records Peter’s account of Jesus’ ministry through his companion, John Mark. In the Book of Acts, Peter’s decisiveness transformed him into someone the early Christians constantly relied on and turned to. In the gospels, he’s portrayed as impetuous, always speaking his mind and acting on impulse. ![]() Peter was a fisherman by trade, along with his brother Andrew (also a disciple of Jesus), but he grew into a gifted preacher and bold leader. After the resurrection, Peter became one of the most influential Christian leaders in the first century, and according to Catholic tradition, he was also the first pope.īased on Matthew 16:19, Peter is sometimes referred to as the “gatekeeper” of heaven, and over the last two millennia, countless pieces of art and literature (and jokes) depict him waiting at the Pearly Gates to decide who gets in and who doesn’t. The ballad tells the story of Simple Simon’s adventures after the first day of his marriage with his unkind wife and how some unhappy accidents puts him in a very bad position in front of her cruelty.Īccording to The Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes (1951) the Simple Simon’s lyrics as known today were first recorded in a historical booklet from 1764.The Apostle Peter (also known as Saint Peter, Simon Peter, and Cephas) was one of the 12 main disciples of Jesus Christ, and along with James and John, he was one of Jesus’ closest companions. The earliest reference of the character is related to an illustrated ballad chap-book from 1685 called “Simple Simon’s Misfortunes and his Wife Margery’s Cruelty” published by a certain L. There is no clear reference about who was Simple Simon. “Simple Simon” is a traditional nursery rhyme dating back to the 18th century England. ![]()
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