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John 1:42

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

Translated by Verse Made Simple Editorial
KJV ORIGINAL
And 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.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE

So he brought Simon to meet Jesus. The moment Jesus saw him, he said, 'You're Simon, son of John. But I'm going to call you Cephas' — which basically means 'rock.'

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Jesus sees who you really are and calls out the strength in you that you don't even know you have yet.

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