This is the name of Peter: Apostle of Jesus, leader in the early church.
Definition
Πέτρος, -ου, ὁ (i.e. a stone, see: πέτρα, Κηφᾶς),
Simon Peter, the Apostle: Matthew 4:18; 10:2, Mark 3:16, Luke 5:8, John 1:41, 43, al.
Glossary entries
Peter, the Apostle Simon Bar-Jona Cephas Simeon (Person) Simon the Zealot
Where it occurs
Occurrences
155 total
- Acts 3:1Πέτρος · PeterOne afternoon Peter and John were going up to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour.
- Acts 3:3Πέτρον · PeterWhen he saw Peter and John about to enter, he asked them for money.
- Acts 3:4Πέτρος · PeterPeter looked directly at him, as did John. “Look at us!” said Peter.
- Acts 3:6Πέτρος · PeterBut Peter said, “Silver or gold I do not have, but what I have I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, get up and walk!”
- Acts 3:11Πέτρον · PeterWhile the man clung to Peter and John, all the people were astonished and ran to them in the walkway called Solomon’s Colonnade.
- Acts 3:12Πέτρος · [when] PeterAnd when Peter saw this, he addressed the people: “Men of Israel, why are you surprised by this? Why do you stare at us as if by our own power or godliness we had made this man walk?
- Acts 4:8Πέτρος · PeterThen Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, “Rulers and elders of the people!
- Acts 4:13Πέτρου · of PeterWhen they saw the boldness of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they marveled and took note that these men had been with Jesus.
- Acts 4:19Πέτρος · PeterBut Peter and John replied, “Judge for yourselves whether it is right in God’s sight to listen to you rather than God.
- Acts 5:3Πέτρος · PeterThen Peter said, “Ananias, how is it that Satan has filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and withhold some of the proceeds from the land?
- Acts 5:8Πέτρος · Peter“Tell me,” said Peter, “is this the price you and your husband got for the land?” “Yes,” she answered, “that is the price.”
- Acts 5:9Πέτρος · Peter [replied]“How could you agree to test the Spirit of the Lord?” Peter replied. “Look, the feet of the men who buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out also.”
- Acts 5:15Πέτρου · Peter’sAs a result, people brought the sick into the streets and laid them on cots and mats, so that at least Peter’s shadow might fall on some of them as he passed by.
- Acts 5:29Πέτρος · PeterBut Peter and the other apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than men.
- Acts 8:14Πέτρον · PeterWhen the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them.
- Acts 8:20Πέτρος · PeterBut Peter replied, “May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could buy the gift of God with money!
- Acts 9:32Πέτρον · PeterAs Peter traveled throughout the area, he went to visit the saints in Lydda.
- Acts 9:34Πέτρος · Peter“Aeneas,” Peter said to him, “Jesus Christ heals you! Get up and put away your mat.” Immediately Aeneas got up,
- Acts 9:38Πέτρος · PeterSince Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples, hearing that Peter was there, sent two men to urge him, “Come to us without delay.”
- Acts 9:39Πέτρος · PeterSo Peter got up and went with them. On his arrival, they took him to the upper room. All the widows stood around him, weeping and showing him the tunics and other clothing that Dorcas had made while she was still with them.
- Acts 9:40 (2×)Πέτρος · Peter; Πέτρον · PeterThen Peter sent them all out of the room. He knelt down and prayed, and turning toward her body, he said, “Tabitha, get up!” She opened her eyes, and seeing Peter, she sat up.
- Acts 10:5Πέτρος · PeterNow send men to Joppa to call for a man named Simon who is called Peter.
- Acts 10:9Πέτρος · PeterThe next day at about the sixth hour, as the men were approaching the city on their journey, Peter went up on the roof to pray.
- Acts 10:13Πέτρε · PeterThen a voice said to him: “Get up, Peter, kill and eat!”
- Acts 10:14Πέτρος · Peter“No, Lord!” Peter answered. “I have never eaten anything impure or unclean.”
- Acts 10:17Πέτρος · PeterWhile Peter was puzzling over the meaning of the vision, the men sent by Cornelius found Simon’s house and approached the gate.
- Acts 10:18Πέτρος · PeterThey called out to ask if Simon called Peter was staying there.
- Acts 10:19Πέτρου · PeterAs Peter continued to reflect on the vision, the Spirit said to him, “Behold, three men are looking for you.
- Acts 10:21Πέτρος · PeterSo Peter went down to the men and said, “Here am I, the one you are looking for. Why have you come?”
- Acts 10:25Πέτρον · PeterAs Peter was about to enter, Cornelius met him and fell at his feet to worship him.
- Acts 10:26Πέτρος · PeterBut Peter helped him up. “Stand up,” he said, “I am only a man myself.”
- Acts 10:32Πέτρος · PeterTherefore send to Joppa for Simon, who is called Peter. He is a guest in the home of Simon the tanner, by the sea.’
- Acts 10:34Πέτρος · PeterThen Peter began to speak: “I now truly understand that God does not show favoritism,
- Acts 10:44Πέτρου · [While] PeterWhile Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell upon all who heard his message.
- Acts 10:45Πέτρῳ · PeterAll the circumcised believers who had accompanied Peter were astounded that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out even on the Gentiles.
- Acts 10:46Πέτρος · PeterFor they heard them speaking in tongues and exalting God. Then Peter said,
- Acts 11:2Πέτρος · PeterSo when Peter went up to Jerusalem, the circumcised believers took issue with him
- Acts 11:4Πέτρος · PeterBut Peter began and explained to them the whole sequence of events:
- Acts 11:7Πέτρε · PeterThen I heard a voice saying to me, ‘Get up, Peter, kill and eat.’
- Acts 11:13Πέτρον · PeterHe told us how he had seen an angel standing in his house and saying, ‘Send to Joppa for Simon who is called Peter.
- Acts 12:3Πέτρον · PeterAnd seeing that this pleased the Jews, Herod proceeded to seize Peter during the Feast of Unleavened Bread.
- Acts 12:5Πέτρος · PeterSo Peter was kept in prison, but the church was fervently praying to God for him.
- Acts 12:6Πέτρος · PeterOn the night before Herod was to bring him to trial, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, with sentries standing guard at the entrance to the prison.
- Acts 12:7Πέτρου · PeterSuddenly an angel of the Lord appeared and a light shone in the cell. He tapped Peter on the side and woke him up, saying, “Get up quickly.” And the chains fell off his wrists.
- Acts 12:11Πέτρος · PeterThen Peter came to himself and said, “Now I know for sure that the Lord has sent His angel and rescued me from Herod’s grasp and from everything the Jewish people were anticipating.”
- Acts 12:14 (2×)Πέτρου · Peter’s; Πέτρον · PeterWhen she recognized Peter’s voice, she was so overjoyed that she forgot to open the gate, but ran inside and announced, “Peter is standing at the gate!”
- Acts 12:16Πέτρος · PeterBut Peter kept on knocking, and when they opened the door and saw him, they were astounded.
- Acts 12:18Πέτρος · PeterAt daybreak there was no small commotion among the soldiers as to what had become of Peter.