Peter, Simon Peter, Cephas

Facts

These names are different ways of referring to Peter, who was one of Jesus' twelve apostles. He was an important leader of the early Church.

Before Jesus called him to be his disciple, this man's name was Simon.
Later, Jesus also named him Cephas, which means "stone" or "rock" in the Aramaic language. He was also called Peter, which is a name meaning "stone" or "rock" in the Greek language.
He is most well-known by the names Peter or Simon Peter.
God worked through Peter to heal people and to preach the good news about Jesus.
Two books in the New Testament are letters that Peter wrote to encourage and teach fellow believers.