John 1:42 (DBY)

Passage

And he led him to Jesus. Jesus looking at him said, Thou art Simon, the son of Jonas; thou shalt be called Cephas (which interpreted is stone).

Nearby Context

John 1:40 Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, was one of the two who heard [this] from John and followed him.

John 1:41 He first finds his own brother Simon, and says to him, We have found the Messias (which being interpreted is Christ).

John 1:42 And he led him to Jesus. Jesus looking at him said, Thou art Simon, the son of Jonas; thou shalt be called Cephas (which interpreted is stone).

John 1:43 On the morrow he would go forth into Galilee, and Jesus finds Philip, and says to him, Follow me.

John 1:44 And Philip was from Bethsaida, of the city of Andrew and Peter.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "called", "jesus", "looking", "said", "thou", "simon", and "jonas". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "called" and "jesus", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 41's "He first finds his own brother Simon..." into verse 43's "On the morrow he would go forth...", so "called" and "jesus" belong inside that flow. In John context, the local focus is the identity of Jesus, new birth, eternal life, and belief and unbelief.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "called" and "jesus" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.