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Peter
peter is part of the rich historical narrative of God's dealings with His people in the Old Testament.
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Verse Refs
9
Books
50
Sub-Topics
Quick Facts
- Etymology
- “a rock or stone”
- Type
- Person
- Referenced In
- 9 books of the Bible
Overview
What does the Bible say about peter? Browse 6 carefully selected verses that illuminate this biblical theme.
Topical Index
50 sub-topics from Nave's Topical Bible
Also called SIMON BAR-JONA and CEPHAS
Matthew 16:16-19Mark 3:16John 1:42
A fisherman
Matthew 4:18Luke 5:1-7John 21:3
Call of
Matthew 4:18-20Mark 1:16-18Luke 5:1-11
His mother-in-law healed
Matthew 8:14Mark 1:29,30Luke 4:38
An apostle
Matthew 10:2Matthew 16:18,19Mark 3:16Luke 6:14Acts 1:13
An evangelist
Mark 1:36,37
Confesses Jesus to be the Messiah
Matthew 16:16-19Mark 8:29Luke 9:20John 6:68,69
His presumption
In rebuking Jesus
Matthew 16:22,23Mark 8:32,33
When the throng was pressing Jesus and the woman with the blood disorder touched him
Luke 8:45
In refusing to let Jesus wash Peter's feet
John 13:6-11
Present
At the healing of Jairus' daughter
Mark 5:37Luke 8:51
At the transfiguration
Matthew 17:1-4Mark 9:2-6Luke 9:28-332 Peter 1:16-18
In the garden of Gethsemane
Matthew 26:36-46Mark 14:33-42Luke 22:40-46
Seeks the interpretation -Of the parable of the steward
Luke 12:41
Of the law of forgiveness
Matthew 18:21
Of the law of defilement
Matthew 15:15
Of the prophecy of Jesus concerning his second coming
Mark 13:3,4
Walks upon the water of Lake Galilee
Matthew 14:28-31
Sent with John to prepare the Passover meal
Luke 22:8
Calls attention to the withered fig tree
Mark 11:21
His treachery foretold by Jesus, and his profession of fidelity
Matthew 26:33-35Mark 14:29-31Luke 22:31-34John 13:36-38
Cuts off the ear of Malchus
Matthew 26:51Mark 14:47Luke 22:50
Follows Jesus to the high priest's palace
Matthew 26:58Mark 14:54Luke 22:54John 18:15
... and 25 more sub-topics
Key Verses
1
Matthew 16:16-19
Also called SIMON BAR-JONA and CEPHAS
2
Matthew 4:18
A fisherman
3
Matthew 4:18-20
Call of
4
Matthew 8:14
His mother-in-law healed
5
Matthew 10:2
An apostle
6
Mark 1:36,37
An evangelist
7
Matthew 16:16-19
Confesses Jesus to be the Messiah
8
Matthew 16:22,23
In rebuking Jesus
9
Luke 8:45
When the throng was pressing Jesus and the woman with the blood disorder touched him
10
John 13:6-11
In refusing to let Jesus wash Peter's feet