Nave’s Topical Bible
Peter
85 Bible references
Sub-topics and passages
- Also called SIMON BAR-JONA and CEPHAS
- A fisherman
- Call of
- His mother-in-law healed
- An apostle
Matthew 10:2; Matthew 16:18-19; Mark 3:16; Luke 6:14; Acts 1:13
- An evangelist
- Confesses Jesus to be the Messiah
- His presumption
- In rebuking Jesus
- When the throng was pressing Jesus and the woman with the blood disorder touched him
- In refusing to let Jesus wash Peter's feet
- Present
- At the healing of Jairus' daughter
- At the transfiguration
- In the garden of Gethsemane
Seeks the interpretation
- Of the parable of the steward
- Of the law of forgiveness
- Of the law of defilement
- Of the prophecy of Jesus concerning his second coming
- Walks upon the water of Lake Galilee
- Sent with John to prepare the Passover meal
- Calls attention to the withered fig tree
- His treachery foretold by Jesus, and his profession of fidelity
Matthew 26:33-35; Mark 14:29-31; Luke 22:31-34; John 13:36-38
- Cuts off the ear of Malchus
- Follows Jesus to the high priest's palace
- His denial of Jesus, and his repentance
Matthew 26:69-75; Mark 14:66-72; Luke 22:55-62; John 18:17-18,25-27
- Visits the gravesite of Jesus
- Jesus sends message to, after the resurrection
- Jesus appears to
- Present at Lake Tiberias when Jesus appeared to his disciples; jumps into the water, and comes to shore when Jesus is recognized; is commissioned to feed the flock of Christ
- Lives in Jerusalem
- His statement in front of the disciples concerning the death of Judas, and his recommendation that the vacancy in the apostleship be filled
- Preaches on Pentecost day
- Heals the immobile man in the portico of the temple
- Accused by the council; his defense
- Foretells the death of Ananias and Sapphira
- Imprisoned and scourged; his defense before the council
- Goes to Samaria
- Prays for the reception of the miraculous gifts of the Holy Spirit
- Rebukes Simon, the sorcerer, who desires to purchase this Power
- Returns to Jerusalem
- Receives Paul
- Visits Lydda; heals Aeneas
- Visits Joppa; stays with Simon, the tanner; raises Dorcas from the dead
- Has a vision of a sheet containing ceremonially clean and unclean animals
- Receives the servant of the centurion; goes to Caesarea; preaches and immerses the centurion and his household
- Advocates the preaching of the gospel to the Gentiles in the hearing of the apostles and elders
- Imprisoned and delivered by an angel
- Writes two epistles
- Miracles of
See MIRACLES
Bible verses about “Peter”
The first verses cited, in the King James Version.
- Matthew 16:16And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.
- Matthew 16:17And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Bar–jona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.
- Matthew 16:18And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
- Matthew 16:19And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
- Mark 3:16And Simon he surnamed Peter;
- John 1:42And 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.
- Matthew 4:18And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.
- Luke 5:1And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret,
- Luke 5:2And saw two ships standing by the lake: but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets.
- Luke 5:3And he entered into one of the ships, which was Simon’s, and prayed him that he would thrust out a little from the land. And he sat down, and taught the people out of the ship.
- Luke 5:4Now when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught.
- Luke 5:5And Simon answering said unto him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at thy word I will let down the net.
- Luke 5:6And when they had this done, they inclosed a great multitude of fishes: and their net brake.
- Luke 5:7And they beckoned unto their partners, which were in the other ship, that they should come and help them. And they came, and filled both the ships, so that they began to sink.
- John 21:3Simon Peter saith unto them, I go a fishing. They say unto him, We also go with thee. They went forth, and entered into a ship immediately; and that night they caught nothing.
- Matthew 4:19And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.
- Matthew 4:20And they straightway left their nets, and followed him.
- Mark 1:16Now as he walked by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.
- Mark 1:17And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men.
- Mark 1:18And straightway they forsook their nets, and followed him.
- Luke 5:8When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord.
- Luke 5:9For he was astonished, and all that were with him, at the draught of the fishes which they had taken:
- Luke 5:10And so was also James, and John, the sons of Zebedee, which were partners with Simon. And Jesus said unto Simon, Fear not; from henceforth thou shalt catch men.
- Luke 5:11And when they had brought their ships to land, they forsook all, and followed him.
- Matthew 8:14And when Jesus was come into Peter’s house, he saw his wife’s mother laid, and sick of a fever.
- Mark 1:29And forthwith, when they were come out of the synagogue, they entered into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.
- Mark 1:30But Simon’s wife’s mother lay sick of a fever, and anon they tell him of her.
- Luke 4:38And he arose out of the synagogue, and entered into Simon’s house. And Simon’s wife’s mother was taken with a great fever; and they besought him for her.
- Matthew 10:2Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;
- Luke 6:14Simon, (whom he also named Peter,) and Andrew his brother, James and John, Philip and Bartholomew,
- Acts 1:13And when they were come in, they went up into an upper room, where abode both Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James the son of Alpheus, and Simon Zelotes, and Judas the brother of James.
- Mark 1:36And Simon and they that were with him followed after him.
- Mark 1:37And when they had found him, they said unto him, All men seek for thee.
- Mark 8:29And he saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Peter answereth and saith unto him, Thou art the Christ.
- Luke 9:20He said unto them, But whom say ye that I am? Peter answering said, The Christ of God.
- John 6:68Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life.
- John 6:69And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God.
- Matthew 16:22Then Peter took him, and began to rebuke him, saying, Be it far from thee, Lord: this shall not be unto thee.
- Matthew 16:23But 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.
- Mark 8:32And he spake that saying openly. And Peter took him, and began to rebuke him.