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And when Jesus beheld him, he said, Thou art Simon the son of Jona: thou shalt be called Cephas, which is by interpretation, A stone.” Peter is the Greek translation of Cephas.
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Jesus gave Simon the name of Cephas in the Syriac language, Cephas meaning, a stone. The apostle Peter’s real name was Simon. When Jesus gave Simon the nickname Peter, Jesus did it with a smile, because Simon’s faith was so strong. 23 For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.” Matthew 24:23-24 “Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there believe it not. The sin of simony, or paying for position and influence in the church, is named after Simon.ġ John 2:18 “Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists whereby we know that it is the last time.” Simon the Sorcerer wanted to buy the Holy Spirit from the Apostles to use for his own personal gain.
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Simon the Sorcerer or Simon the Magician, in Latin Simon Magus, is a religious figure whose confrontation with Peter is recorded in Acts 8:9-24. According to Acts, Simon was a Samaritan Magus or religious figure of the 1st century AD and a convert to Christianity. Simon Magus Simon Magus and the Apostle Simon Peter