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The Twelve Apostles

Mark 3:16

In 9 translations

BSB
These are the twelve He appointed: Simon (whom He named Peter),
KJV
And Simon he surnamed Peter;
WEB
Simon (to whom he gave the name Peter);
ASV
and Simon he surnamed Peter;
LSV
And He put on Simon the name Peter;
YLT
And he put on Simon the name Peter;
DBY
And he gave to Simon the surname of Peter;
DRC
And to Simon he gave the name Peter:
GNV
And the first was Simon, and hee named Simon, Peter,

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Greek has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Where the editions differ

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  • In STEPBible’s comparison, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles, Byzantine text include καὶ (“And”); NA28, Textus Receptus do not include this wording.
  • In STEPBible’s comparison, NA27, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort include ἐποίησεν τοὺς δώδεκα (“He appointed the Twelve”); NA28, Tyndale House, Tregelles, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text do not include this wording.
  • In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Textus Receptus include καὶ (“And”); Tyndale House, Tregelles, Byzantine text do not include this wording.
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
  • Word order: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place ὄνομα elsewhere in this verse.
SBLGNT apparatus (2)

A comparison of published Greek editions. “Add” means after the SBLGNT wording; “omit” refers to that wording.

  • SBLGNT: ἐποίησεν τοὺς δώδεκα καὶ. Westcott and Hort (1881), Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ἐποίησεν τοὺς δώδεκα καὶ; Tregelles, Robinson–Pierpont omit this wording.
  • SBLGNT: ὄνομα τῷ Σίμωνι. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ὄνομα τῷ Σίμωνι; Robinson–Pierpont read τῷ Σίμωνι ὄνομα.

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Edition differences: STEP Bible, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). Names and codes expanded; consecutive words grouped. Comparisons follow the editions used by the source; see version details.

Original-language editions

SBLGNT
καὶ ἐποίησεν τοὺς δώδεκα, καὶ ἐπέθηκεν ὄνομα τῷ Σίμωνι Πέτρον,
RP2018
καὶ ἐπέθηκεν τῷ Σίμωνι ὄνομα Πέτρον·
TR-Boyd
καὶ ἐπέθηκε τῷ Σίμωνι ὄνομα Πέτρον·
SCR1894
και επεθηκεν τω σιμωνι ονομα πετρον

Who and where

👤 Simon Peter◆ Apostles Chosen

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Cross-references most cited first

  • John 1:42Andrew brought him to Jesus, who looked at him and said, “You are Simon son of John. You will be called Cephas” (which is translated as Peter).
  • Acts 1:13When they arrived, they went to the upper room where they were staying: Peter and John, James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas son of James.
  • 1 Corinthians 9:5Have we no right to take along a believing wife, as do the other apostles and the Lord’s brothers and Cephas?
  • 1 Corinthians 1:12What I mean is this: Individuals among you are saying, “I follow Paul,” “I follow Apollos,” “I follow Cephas,” or “I follow Christ.”
  • Matthew 10:2–4These are the names of the twelve apostles: first Simon, called Peter, and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee, and his brother John; Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James son of…
  • 1 Corinthians 3:22whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas or the world or life or death or the present or the future. All of them belong to you,
  • Mark 1:16As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, He saw Simon and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.
  • Galatians 2:7–9On the contrary, they saw that I had been entrusted to preach the gospel to the uncircumcised, just as Peter had been to the circumcised. For the One who was at work in Peter’s apostleship to the circumcised was also…
  • 2 Peter 1:1Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who through the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ have received a faith as precious as ours:
  • Matthew 16:16–18Simon Peter answered, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah! For this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by My Father in heaven. And I tell…
  • Luke 6:14–16Simon, whom He named Peter, and his brother Andrew; James and John; Philip and Bartholomew; Matthew and Thomas; James son of Alphaeus and Simon called the Zealot; Judas son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a…

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