Can you describe who Peter was?

Answer 1

Simon Peter was a very close follower of Jesus. His name was originally Simon, but Jesus also called him Peter, which means rock. Since there are two "Simon"s in Jesus' group of disciples, The one we are talking about is generally known as Simon Peter.

He is recognized as the first Pope of the Catholic Church.

Answer 2

The first apostle was Andrew, and the second was Peter:-

Joh 1:35 Again the next day after John [the Baptist] stood, and two of his disciples;

Joh 1:36 And looking upon Jesus as he walked, he saith, Behold the Lamb of God!

Joh 1:37 And the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus.

Joh 1:38 Then Jesus turned, and saw them following, and saith unto them, What seek ye? They said unto him, Rabbi, (which is to say, being interpreted, Master,) where dwellest thou?

Joh 1:39 He saith unto them, Come and see. They came and saw where he dwelt, and abode with him that day: for it was about the tenth hour.

Joh 1:40 One of the two which heard John speak, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother.

Joh 1:41 He first findeth his own brotherSimon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ.

There is a caveat to this answer. Even the scripture quoted here recognizes that there there were disciples (believers in Christ-- mainly John the Baptist and his followers) prior to the apostles . The very next verse after the last stated above (Joh 1:42)reads: And he (Andrew) brought him (Peter) to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, "You are Simon son of John. You will be called Peter (Gk., Aramaic Cephas)."

Thus by naming Peter (Gr. Rock) did Christ bestow his First Apostleship on who would become the head (Cepha is Greek for "head", think "hydro cephalic" or "cephalopod") and the Rock the very foundation of the Church.

Answer 3

In the synoptic gospels, Jesus met Simon Peter, either fishing or at his mother's house. It is only in John's Gospel that Simon Peter was brought to Jesus.

In Mark, Jesus saw Peter and his brother Andrew together fishing, and called them to follow him.

In Matthew, Jesus once again saw Peter and his brother Andrew together fishing, and called them to follow him.

In Luke, Jesus met Simon Peter in his mother's house, but did not call him at that stage. Later, he helped some fishermen in a boat - James and John, sons of Zebedee, and Simon. Jesus told Simon that he would follow Jesus, so the three left their boat and followed Jesus.

In John's Gospel, Andrew was a disciple of John the Baptist. John told him and another disciple to follow Jesus. Later, Andrew fetched his brother Simon, who joined the other disciples.

Answer 4

Yes. Jesus had two disciples named Simon; Simon Peter and Simon the zealot (also called Simon the Canaanite). There were other Simons as well:

• Simon, father of Judas Iscariot (John 6:71).
• Simon, a Pharisee who hosted Jesus at a dinner (Luke 7:36-40).
• Simon, a native of Cyrene who was forced to carry Jesus' cross (Mark 15:21).
• Simon, a tanner of animal skins from Joppa. Peter stayed in his house (Acts 9:43).
• Simon, brother of Jesus (Matthew 13:55).
• Simon, a leper who hosted Jesus and saw a woman anoint Jesus with costly ointment (Matthew 26:6-13).
• Simon, a magician from Samaria mentioned in Acts 8:9-24.

Answer 5

No, Simon Peter was a fisherman who was called by Jesus Christ to be one of His disciples and later become one of the original 12 apostles.

Answer 6

Jesus called Peter the rock.