John 1:42 (DRB)

Passage

And he brought him to Jesus. And Jesus looking upon him, said: Thou art Simon the son of Jona. Thou shalt be called Cephas, which is interpreted Peter.

Nearby Context

John 1:40 And Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, was one of the two who had heard of John and followed him.

John 1:41 He findeth first his brother Simon and saith to him: We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ.

John 1:42 And he brought him to Jesus. And Jesus looking upon him, said: Thou art Simon the son of Jona. Thou shalt be called Cephas, which is interpreted Peter.

John 1:43 On the following day, he would go forth into Galilee: and he findeth Philip, And Jesus saith to him: follow me.

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

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 41's "He findeth first his brother Simon and..." into verse 43's "On the following day he would go...", so "called" and "brought" 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 "brought" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.