Scripture Compass
Who's Who
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New Testament

Peter (Simon)

Galilean fisherman who became the bold, broken-and-restored apostle.

Well-attestedc. AD 1 – c. AD 64/68

Their story, briefly

  1. Called by Jesus from his fishing boat on the Sea of Galilee.
  2. Confessed Jesus as 'the Christ, the Son of the living God.'
  3. Denied Jesus three times the night of the trial; restored by the risen Christ on the shore.
  4. Preached the Pentecost sermon; led the early Jerusalem church.
  5. Wrote 1 and 2 Peter; traditionally martyred in Rome by crucifixion.

Key passages

  • Matthew 16:13-19
  • Luke 22:54-62
  • John 21:15-19
  • Acts 2:14-41
  • 1 Peter 1:3-9

How their life points to Christ

Peter is hope for every failure. Jesus did not leave him in his denial — he restored him on the same shore he first called him. The risen Christ rebuilds the people who fail him.

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Paul (Saul of Tarsus)

Persecutor turned missionary — the apostle who took the gospel to the Gentiles.

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John the Apostle

The 'disciple Jesus loved' — fisherman who became the apostle of love.