1 Simeon Peter Peter here uses both his names—Simon or Simeon—which was his first name, and signifies “hearing with acceptance,” and happy are they who have the hearing ear and the receptive heart. And then there is what I may call his Christian name, the name that Christ gave him, Petros or Cephas, a rock or stone (John 1:42). Those who learn to hear well, since faith comes by hearing, may hope to obtain even greater stability of character than Peter had. a slave and apostle of Jesus Christ Peter
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