Simon is the son of Jonah, and native of Bethsaida in Galilee. He along with his brother, Andrew, were early disciples of John the Baptist.
Two disciples next to Jesus could refer to Peter and John, who were often mentioned as being close to Jesus during his ministry. Another pair often mentioned together are James and John, known as the "sons of thunder."
he waited with the other disiples for the Holy Spirit to come.
Andrew brought Peter to Jesus.If you see the new testament, the book of Matthews, it says that Andrew brought Peter to Jesus when he saw Jesus.
Jesus called peter to be a disciple after the miracle of the fishes. This is when he made them "fishers of men."
John the baptist is in no way related to Peter. actually Peters father was also a fisherman. In the bible it says Jesus saw Peter and Andrew with their father mending their nets.
Simon Peter, called at the same time was his brother Andrew.
A:In the synoptic gospels, Jesus first met Peter and his brother Andrew as they were fishing at the Sea of Galilee. It is in John's Gospel that Peter was introduced to Jesus: Andrew was following Jesus and ran to tell Peter, who came and joined them.
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.
Peter worked as a fisherman, along with his brother Andrew, before he followed Jesus.
The father of Saints Andrew and Simon Peter was named Jona or Jonah.
According to Mark and Matthew, Jesus saw Simon and Andrew fishing in Galilee, and commanded them to follow him. He later named Simon, Peter.Luke follows Mark in its explanation of how Jesus met Peter, but says that Peter was not actually chosen as an apostle until some time later, when Jesus called all his apostles together and chose twelve, one of whom was Peter, to be apostles.John says that Andrew was a disciple of John the Baptist, who told him to follow Jesus. Andrew went and got his brother, Simon Peter, and brought him to Jesus (John 1:35-42).
No Jesus met peter near the river mending his net with his brother Andrew.