Commentaries:
Barnes' Notes
Cephas - This is a Syriac word, meaning the same as the Greek word Peter, a stone. See the notes at Matthew 16:17. The stone, or rock, is a symbol of firmness and steadiness of character - a trait in Peter' s character after the ascension of Jesus that was very remarkable. before the death of Jesus he was rash, headlong, variable; and it is one proof of the omniscience of Jesus that he saw that Peter "would" possess a character that would be expressed appropriately by the word "stone" or "rock." The word "Jonas" is a Hebrew word, whose original signification is a "dove." It may be that Jesus had respect to that when he gave Simon the name Peter. "You now bear a name emblematic of timidity and inconstancy. You shall be called by a name denoting firmness and constancy."
Other commentary entries containing this verse:
Deuteronomy 32:1-42
Matthew 4:18
Matthew 10:2
Matthew 16:13-20
Matthew 16:13-20
Luke 24:33
John 2:11
John 21:17
Acts 4:10
1 Corinthians 1:12
1 Corinthians 3:22
1 Corinthians 9:5
1 Corinthians 15:5
2 Peter 1:1
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