Peter in the Bible — the Hebrew name and what it means
פֶּטְרוֹס
The fisherman named the Rock — who sank, denied, wept, and fed the sheep.
Also called
Shimon / Simon שִׁמְעוֹן — “he has heard” — his given name
Cephas כֵּיפָא — Kefa — “the rock” in Aramaic (John 1:42)
The moments that made Peter
Matt 4:19“Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men”
Matt 14:30He walks on the water — “Lord, save me”
Matt 16:16“Thou art the Messiah, the Son of the living God”
Matt 16:18“Upon this rock” — and the keys of the kingdom
Matt 26:75The denial — and the cock crew
John 21:17“Lovest thou me? … Feed my sheep”
Acts 2:41Pentecost — three thousand souls
Acts 3:6“Silver and gold have I none” — the Beautiful gate
Acts 10:34The sheet from heaven — “God is no respecter of persons”
Acts 12:7Delivered out of prison by the angel
How often the name appears
Peter is named 159 times in the New Testament.
Every mention — New Testament
Matt 4:18Matt 8:14Matt 10:2Matt 14:28Matt 14:29Matt 15:15Matt 16:16Matt 16:18Matt 16:22Matt 16:23Matt 17:1Matt 17:4Matt 17:24Matt 18:21Matt 19:27Matt 26:33Matt 26:35Matt 26:37Matt 26:40Matt 26:58Matt 26:69Matt 26:73Matt 26:75Mark 3:16Mark 5:37Mark 8:29Mark 8:32Mark 8:33Mark 9:2Mark 9:5Mark 10:28Mark 11:21Mark 13:3Mark 14:29Mark 14:33Mark 14:37Mark 14:54Mark 14:66Mark 14:67Mark 14:70Mark 14:72Mark 16:7Mark 16:20Luke 5:8Luke 6:14Luke 8:45Luke 8:51Luke 9:20Luke 9:28Luke 9:32Luke 9:33Luke 12:41Luke 18:28Luke 22:8Luke 22:34Luke 22:54Luke 22:55Luke 22:58Luke 22:60Luke 22:61Luke 24:12John 1:40John 1:42John 1:44John 6:8John 6:68John 13:6John 13:8John 13:9John 13:24John 13:36John 13:37John 18:10John 18:11John 18:15John 18:16John 18:17John 18:18John 18:25John 18:26+40 more in the app