John 1:42 — King James Version← Study notes
“And he brought him to Jesus. And when Jesus beheld him, he said, Thou art Simon the son of Jona: thou shalt be called Cephas, which is by interpretation, A stone.”
John 1:42 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · John 1:4222 words
ἤγαγενēgagenlead
αὐτὸνautonhe / she / it / same
πρὸςprosto / toward
τὸνtonthe
ἸησοῦνIēsounJesus
ἐμβλέψαςemblepsasbehold, gaze up, look upon
αὐτῷautōhe / she / it / same
ὁhothe
ἸησοῦςIēsousJesus
εἶπενeipensay
ΣὺSyyou
εἶeiam, have been, is I
ΣίμωνSimōnSimon
ὁhothe
υἱὸςhyiosson
ἸωάννουIōannouJohn
σὺsyyou
κληθήσῃklēthēsēbid, call (forth), (whose
ΚηφᾶςKēphasCephas
ὃhowho / which
ἑρμηνεύεταιhermēneuetaiinterpret
ΠέτροςPetrosPeter, rock
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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