…Jesus looked at him and said, “You are Simon son of John. You will be called Cephas” (which, when translated, is Peter).
So what is in a name? Shakespeare is famous for having stated that “a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” Jesus, however, clearly is of the opinion that a name matters, no matter how “sweet” Simon smelled! He gives Simon, Andrew’s brother, a new name, Peter, meaning, “the rock.”
Q: Peter was famous for his outspokenness on the subject of Jesus being God. If Jesus were to give you a new name, what would it be?