According to catholic teaching, jesus promised peter a special position in the church In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of jesus christ from the dead, 4 and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade. Simon peter, also known as cephas (john 1:42), was one of the first followers of jesus christ He was an outspoken and ardent disciple, one of jesus’ closest friends, an apostle, and a “pillar” of the church (galatians 2:9) Saint peter the apostle, one of the 12 disciples of jesus christ and, according to roman catholic tradition, the first pope Peter, a jewish fisherman, was called to be a disciple of jesus at the beginning of jesus’ ministry
Learn more about peter’s life. The apostle peter (also known as saint peter, simon peter, and cephas) was one of the 12 main disciples of jesus christ, and along with james and john, he was one of jesus’ closest companions. Derived from greek πέτρος (petros) meaning stone This is a translation used in most versions of the new testament of the name cephas, meaning stone in aramaic, which was given to the apostle simon by jesus (compare matthew 16:18 and john 1:42). Peter, also known as simon, simon peter, simeon, or cephas, was a fisherman by trade and one of the twelve apostles of jesus He's known for walking on water briefly before starting to go under — and talks as much as all the other apostles put together.
Saint peter was one of the twelve apostles of jesus christ and the first leader of the early church The gospels of matthew, mark, and luke list peter as the very first disciple called on by jesus. Learn about the events in the apostle peter's life from his calling until jesus' last passover!
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