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Jesus Christ and Peter
How Jesus Christ and Peter are linked in Scripture, with every passage where their stories cross.
How they are linked
Jesus Christ confronted Peter.
When Jesus foretold his death at Jerusalem, Peter began to rebuke him. Jesus turned and said to Peter, "Get thee behind me, Satan".
Then Peter took him, and began to rebuke him
Matthew 16:22, King James Version
Get thee behind me, Satan
Matthew 16:23, King James Version
Where they cross: Matthew 16:21-23
Jesus Christ mentored Peter.
When Andrew brought Simon to Jesus, Jesus named him Cephas. After the resurrection he asked him three times, "lovest thou me?", and charged him, "Feed my sheep".
thou shalt be called Cephas
John 1:42, King James Version
Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me?
John 21:16, King James Version
Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep
John 21:17, King James Version
Where they cross: John 21:15-17
Notes are commentary, checked against the cited verses in a separate review. Quoted words are Scripture.
Every passage, in order
Matthew 16:21-23
21From that time forth began Jesus to shew unto his disciples, how that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised again the third day.
22Then Peter took him, and began to rebuke him, saying, Be it far from thee, Lord: this shall not be unto thee.
23But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men.
John 1:42
42And he brought him to Jesus. 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.
John 21:15-17
15So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs.
16He saith to him again the second time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my sheep.
17He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep.
King James Version