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Mark 3:16

these were Simon, whom he sirnam'd Peter, James the son of Zebedee,

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Apostles;   Call;   Jesus, the Christ;   Peter;   Thompson Chain Reference - Apostles;   Apostles's Names;   Christ;   Disciples;   Fall;   Leaders;   Names;   Peter;   Religious;   Simon Peter;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Apostle;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Jesus Christ;   Kingdom of God;   Legalism;   Worship;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Apostle;   Peter;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Apostle;   James;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Bartholomew;   Disciples;   Mark, the Gospel of;   Parables;   Peter;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Mark, Gospel According to;   Matthew (Apostle);   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Apostles;   Brethren of the Lord (2);   Caesarea Philippi;   Call, Calling;   Disciple (2);   John (the Apostle);   Judas Iscariot (2);   Loneliness;   Names;   Peter;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Apostle;   New Testament;   Surname;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Apostle;   Chief parables and miracles in the bible;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Pe'ter;   Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types - Twelve;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Mark, the Gospel According to;   Peter, Simon;   Peter, the First Epistle of;   Surname;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - James;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
He appointed the Twelve: To Simon, he gave the name Peter;
King James Version (1611)
And Simon he surnamed Peter.
King James Version
And Simon he surnamed Peter;
English Standard Version
He appointed the twelve: Simon (to whom he gave the name Peter);
New American Standard Bible
And He appointed the twelve: Simon (to whom He gave the name Peter),
New Century Version
These are the twelve men he chose: Simon (Jesus named him Peter),
Amplified Bible
He appointed the twelve: Simon (to whom He gave the name Peter),
New American Standard Bible (1995)
And He appointed the twelve: Simon (to whom He gave the name Peter),
Legacy Standard Bible
And He appointed the twelve: Simon (to whom He gave the name Peter),
Berean Standard Bible
These are the twelve He appointed: Simon (whom He named Peter),
Contemporary English Version
Simon was one of the twelve, and Jesus named him Peter.
Complete Jewish Bible
Shim‘on, to whom he gave another name, "Kefa";
Darby Translation
And he gave to Simon the surname of Peter;
Easy-to-Read Version
These are the names of the twelve men Jesus chose: Simon (the one Jesus named Peter),
Geneva Bible (1587)
And the first was Simon, and hee named Simon, Peter,
George Lamsa Translation
And Simon he surnamed Peter.
Good News Translation
These are the twelve he chose: Simon (Jesus gave him the name Peter);
Lexham English Bible
And he appointed the twelve. And to Simon he gave the name Peter,
Literal Translation
And He put on Simon the name Peter.
American Standard Version
and Simon he surnamed Peter;
Bible in Basic English
To Simon he gave the second name of Peter;
Hebrew Names Version
Shim`on, to whom he gave the name Kefa;
International Standard Version
He appointed these twelve:He appointed these twelve">[fn] Simon (to whom he gave the name Peter);John 1:42;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
And he named to Shemun the name of Kipha;
Murdock Translation
And to Simon he gave the name of Cephas.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And he gaue vnto Simon to name, Peter.
English Revised Version
and Simon he surnamed Peter;
World English Bible
Simon, to whom he gave the name Peter;
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And Simon he surnamed Peter: And James the son of Zebedee,
Weymouth's New Testament
These twelve were Simon (to whom He gave the surname of Peter),
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And to Symount he yaf a name Petre, and he clepide James of Zebede and Joon,
Update Bible Version
And he appointed the twelve: and he gave the name Peter to Simon;
Webster's Bible Translation
And Simon he surnamed Peter.
New English Translation
He appointed twelve: To Simon he gave the name Peter;
New King James Version
Simon, [fn] to whom He gave the name Peter;
New Living Translation
These are the twelve he chose: Simon (whom he named Peter),
New Life Bible
Jesus gave Simon another name, Peter.
New Revised Standard
So he appointed the twelve: Simon (to whom he gave the name Peter);
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and he appointed the twelve (and imposed a name on Simon - ) Peter,
Douay-Rheims Bible
And to Simon he gave the name Peter:
Revised Standard Version
Simon whom he surnamed Peter;
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And he gave vnto Simon to name Peter.
Young's Literal Translation
And he put on Simon the name Peter;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And vnto Symon he gaue the name Peter,
Simplified Cowboy Version
These are the names of Jesus's twelve cowboys: Simon, who Jesus gave the name of Pete;

Contextual Overview

13 At length he went up a mountain, and having appointed a select company to attend him, they came to him. 14 then he chose twelve of them to be near his person, and afterwards to be gospel-missionaries. 15 with full power to heal diseases, and dispossess demons. 16 these were Simon, whom he sirnam'd Peter, James the son of Zebedee, 17 and John the brother of James, (whom he had named Boanerges, that is to say, sons of thunder.) 18 Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James the son of Alpheus, Thaddeus, Simon the Canaanite, 19 and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him. 20 After this they went into an house, and the crowd press'd again upon them, so as to hinder them from taking their meal. 21 when his relations heard of this, they went to his relief, for it was said, he fainted away.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Simon: Mark 1:16, Matthew 16:16-18, John 1:42, 1 Corinthians 1:12, 1 Corinthians 3:22, 1 Corinthians 9:5, Galatians 2:7-9, Cephas, 2 Peter 1:1

Reciprocal: Exodus 31:2 - I have Matthew 10:2 - Simon Luke 8:1 - and the Acts 1:13 - Peter Acts 10:5 - whose

Cross-References

John 16:21
a woman when she is in travail, is afflicted at the approach of her pains: but as soon as she is delivered of the child, the remembrance of her anguish, is lost in her joy, that a man is born into the world.
1 Corinthians 7:4
the wife has not the right of her own person, but the husband: and so likewise the husband has not the right of his own person, but the wife.
1 Corinthians 11:3
but I would have you take notice, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the wife, is the man; and the head of Christ, is God.
1 Corinthians 14:34
Let your women be silent in your assemblies: for they are not allowed to discourse there; but are to observe orders, as indeed the law implies:
Colossians 3:18
Dames, be submissive to your husbands, as becomes christians.
1 Thessalonians 5:3
whilst they flatter themselves with peace and safety, destruction shall fall upon them, like the pangs of a woman in travail, and they shall not escape.
1 Timothy 2:15
however the women may be saved by educating their children, and persevering themselves in faith, in charity, in holiness and chastity. this may be depended upon as true.
Titus 2:5
to love their children, to be discreet, chaste, good oeconimists, beneficent, submissive to their husbands,

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Simon he surnamed Peter. Or Cephas, which signifies a rock, or stone, because of his courage and constancy, his strength and fortitude, steadiness and firmness of mind: this name was imposed upon him, not at the time of his mission as an apostle; nor when he made that noble confession of his faith in Christ, as the Son of the living God, at which time this name was taken notice of; but when Christ first called him to be his disciple and apostle; see John 1:42.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

For an account of the appointment of the apostles, see the notes at Matthew 10:1-4.

And calleth unto him whom he would - Those whom he chose; whom he was about to appoint to the apostleship. See the notes at John 15:16.

Mark 3:14

He ordained twelve - The word rendered “ordained” here does not express our notion of ordination to the ministry. It means, literally, “he made” - that is, he “appointed” twelve to be with him.

Twelve - The reason why “twelve” were chosen was, probably, that such a number would be deemed competent witnesses of what they saw; that they could not be easily charged with being excited by sympathy, or being deluded, as a multitude might; and that, being destined to go into all the world, a considerable number seemed indispensable. Perhaps, also, there was some reference to the fact that “twelve” was the number of the twelve tribes of Israel.

Mark 3:17

Boanerges - This word is made up of two Hebrew words signifying “sons of thunder,” meaning that they, on some accounts, “resembled” thunder. See the notes at Matthew 1:1. It is not known why this name was given to James and John. They are nowhere else called by it. Some suppose it was because they wished to call down fire from heaven and consume a certain village of the Samaritans, Luke 9:54. It is, however, more probable that it was on account of something fervid, and glowing, and powerful in their genius and eloquence.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Mark 3:16. Simon, &c.] Matthew 10:2; Matthew 10:2, &c.


 
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