King James Version
Mark 3:16 in the King James Version says “And Simon he surnamed Peter;” — study this verse from Mark chapter 3 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“And Simon he surnamed Peter;”
Mark 3:16 · KJV
And he ordained twelve, that they should be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach,
And to have power to heal sicknesses, and to cast out devils:
And Simon he surnamed Peter;
And James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he surnamed them Boanerges, which is, The sons of thunder:
And Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Canaanite,
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“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
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