Mat 4:18, 10:2, Luk 22:31-34, Joh 1:42, 21:15-17, 1Pe 1:1 | ESV | STEP | While walking by the Sea of Galilee , he saw two brothers , Simon (who is called Peter ) and Andrew his brother , casting a net into the sea , for they were fishermen .

Matthew 4:18

Jesus Calls the First Disciples

18 ^aWhile walking by ^bthe Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon (who is called Peter) and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.

Matthew 10:2

2 ^cThe names of the twelve apostles are these: first, Simon, ^dwho is called Peter, and ^eAndrew his brother; ^fJames the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;

Luke 22:31-34

Jesus Foretells Peter’s Denial

31 “Simon, Simon, behold, ^gSatan demanded to have you, ^{▼▼The Greek word for you (twice in this verse) is plural; in verse 32, all four instances are singular} ⁱthat he might sift you like wheat, 32 but ^jI have prayed for you that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned again, ^kstrengthen your brothers.” 33 Peter ^{▼▼Greek He} said to him, “Lord, I am ready to go with you both ^mto prison and ⁿto death.” 34 ^oJesus ^{▼▼Greek He} said, “I tell you, Peter, the rooster will not crow this day, until you deny three times that you know me.”

John 1:42

42 He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, “You are Simon the son of ^qJohn. You shall be called ^rCephas” (which means ^sPeter ^{▼▼ Cephas and Peter are from the word for rock in Aramaic and Greek, respectively}).

John 21:15-17

Jesus and Peter

15 When they had ^ufinished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, ^v“Simon, ^wson of John, ^xdo you love me more than these?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” He said to him, “Feed ^ymy lambs.” 16 He said to him a second time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” He said to him, ^z“Tend ^aamy sheep.” 17 He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” Peter was grieved because he said to him ^abthe third time, “Do you love me?” and he said to him, “Lord, ^acyou know everything; you know that I love you.” Jesus said to him, “Feed ^admy sheep.

1 Peter 1:1

Greeting

1 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ,

To those who are elect exiles of ^aethe Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,