later he was renamed Peter by the Lord Jesus Christ Himself, Who looked at him and said, "Thou art Simon the son of Jonas; thou shalt be called Cephas (which is by interpretation, Peter)" (John 1:42).
TEACHER: In the Bible, it says that Jesus’ first two disciples were brothers and fishermen called Simon Peter and Andrew. Jesus told them, "Follow me, and I will teach you how to fish for people." ...
This Saint was from Bethsaida of Galilee; he was the son of Jonas and the brother of Peter, the chief of the Apostles. He had first been a disciple of John the Baptist; afterwards, on hearing the ...