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When Jesus first met SimonPeter,Jesuslooked at him and said, “You are Simon son of John; you shall be called Cephas” (which translated means Peter) in John 1:42. Jesus gave Simon the name “Cephas” which is translated “Petros” in the Greek, and “Peter” in English. Both names (CephasandPeter)mean “stone” or “rock” (John 1:42). Simon Peter is a story of the Lo...