John's Gospel makes several references to an unknown disciple, "the disciple whom Jesus loved," always in conjunction with the disciple Peter and always in some way to the disadvantage of Peter.
During the second century, the Church Fathers noticed that while only the fourth gospel mentions the beloved disciple, it is also the only gospel that does not mention John. They therefore decided that this disciple wads the one called John. They also decided that the author of the fourth gospel must have been John, assuming that he had not used his own name out of modesty.
The scholarly explanation of the beloved disciple and his curious conjunction with Peter is that this disciple was a literary invention created to allow the author of John to play down the importance of Peter to the Christian faith, possibly because, writing in the early second century, he was concerned that the veneration of Peter was beginning to make him appear an equal to Jesus.
When Jesus told Peter "What is that to you? You must follow me," in response to Peter's question about the fate of another disciple, he was referring to the disciple John. Jesus was emphasizing the importance of focusing on one's own journey and relationship with him rather than comparing or worrying about others.
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.
The disciple who told Peter about Jesus was Andrew, who was one of the first followers of Jesus. Andrew was initially a disciple of John the Baptist but then introduced his brother, Peter, to Jesus, saying, "We have found the Messiah" (John 1:41).
Peter was the disciple who cut off the ear of the Roman soldier when taking Jesus to Pilate. Jesus then miraculously healed the soldier's ear.
No, Philip was not the third disciple that Jesus called. The third disciple Jesus called was Simon Peter (also known as Peter). Philip was called after Peter.
It is believed that Saint Peter was in his early 30s when he became a disciple of Jesus.
Mark, who wrote the Gospel of Mark, was a disciple of Peter, who was a disciple of Jesus.
He was a fisherman.
Peter
Yes, Simon Peter was one of the 12 disciples of Jesus. He was a fisherman by trade and became a close companion and follower of Jesus during his ministry. Peter is often recognized as one of the most prominent and vocal disciples in the New Testament.
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The disciple Simon who was a fisherman
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If you ask who was Jesus best disciple it would be Symon whom he called Peter.
here we can say it is Simon Peter.
Jesus called peter to be a disciple after the miracle of the fishes. This is when he made them "fishers of men."
It was Peter. Jesus asked him who Peter thought He was. Peter answered that Jesus was the only Son of the living God. Then Jesus told him (Peter), that he would be the foundation of the new church (Christianity).