Jesus had great love for all his Apostles. He saw that His Father told Peter only that Jesus was His Son and Jesus made Him the Chief Administrator of His Church. Of course He was disappointed with his saying he did not know Him 3 times but as a friend, Jesus continued to love him.
The profession of Simon also called Peter, the name was changed by Jesus to Peter meaning The Rock. Both Peter and his brother Simon were fishermen along with their father.
There was a Judas Iscariot and Simon Peter along with Simon the Apostle but no Simon Iscariot.
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Jesus called him Peter, because it meant rock. Jesus said Simon Peter would be the rock upon which he built his church.
Jesus did not change Simon's name; he surnamed him Peter, (Mark 3.16), so he is called Simon Peter more than 30 times in the New Testament.
While Jesus saw Peter and his brother Andrew along with James and John sll were fishing or repairing their fishing nets. Jesus told Peter , whose real name was Simon to follow me , and I will make you fishers of men.
No, Simon Peter was a disciple/apostle of Jesus Christ in the New testament.
Simon Peter.
The disciple Simon who was a fisherman
Simon Peter followed Jesus because Jesus called him to be his disciple, and Peter was drawn to Jesus' teachings and presence. Peter recognized Jesus as the Messiah and experienced firsthand the power and love of Jesus in his life. He was also inspired to follow Jesus by witnessing the miracles and witnessing Jesus' compassion for others.
Two were named Simon - Simon Peter, and Simon the Zealot.