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. 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. 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) 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. The apostle peter is one of the great stories of a changed life in the bible Check out this timeline and biography of the life of peter. 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).
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