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John, Father of Simon Peter
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John is named as Simon’s father in the Gospel of John.
John, father of Simon Peter in the Bible, is first named when Jesus addresses Simon as “the son of John” and says he will be called Cephas, translated Peter (John 1:42). Later, Jesus addresses Simon Peter three times as “Simon son of John” in a conversation after a meal (John 21:15; John 21:16; John 21:17).
This John is named in at least 4 verses, all in the Gospel of John. The supplied record identifies him as the father of Simon Peter (John 1:42).
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John 1:42
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