John 1:42
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
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- Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - John 1:42
John 1:42. 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,
There was a meaning in the change of names, for there was about to be a change of character - the timid son of a dove soon to become a very rock for the Church.
This exposition consisted of readings from Isaiah 40:1-17; Isaiah 25-31. John 1:29-42.