The Calling of Andrew and Simon Peter
Giusto de Menabuoi
1376-1378
Baptistery of the cathedral in Padua
Posted on 01/04/2006 9:15:09 AM PST by Salvation
| Jn 1:35-42 | ||
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| # | Douay-Rheims | Vulgate |
| 35 | The next day again John stood, and two of his disciples. | altera die iterum stabat Iohannes et ex discipulis eius duo |
| 36 | And beholding Jesus walking, he saith: Behold the Lamb of God. | et respiciens Iesum ambulantem dicit ecce agnus Dei |
| 37 | And the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus. | et audierunt eum duo discipuli loquentem et secuti sunt Iesum |
| 38 | And Jesus turning, and seeing them following him, saith to them: What seek you? Who said to him, Rabbi, (which is to say, being interpreted, Master,) where dwellest thou? | conversus autem Iesus et videns eos sequentes dicit eis quid quaeritis qui dixerunt ei rabbi quod dicitur interpretatum magister ubi habitas |
| 39 | He saith to them: Come and see. They came, and saw where he abode, and they stayed with him that day: now it was about the tenth hour. | dicit eis venite et videte venerunt et viderunt ubi maneret et apud eum manserunt die illo hora autem erat quasi decima |
| 40 | And Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, was one of the two who had heard of John, and followed him. | erat autem Andreas frater Simonis Petri unus ex duobus qui audierant ab Iohanne et secuti fuerant eum |
| 41 | He findeth first his brother Simon, and saith to him: We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ. | invenit hic primum fratrem suum Simonem et dicit ei invenimus Messiam quod est interpretatum Christus |
| 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. | et adduxit eum ad Iesum intuitus autem eum Iesus dixit tu es Simon filius Iohanna tu vocaberis Cephas quod interpretatur Petrus |
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Wednesday, January 04, 2006 Meditation John 1:35-42 Have you ever heard of onomastics? It’s the study of the origin and meaning of proper names. Besides distinguishing one person from another, names often preserve historical or personal information about their bearers. For example, if your surname is Weaver, most likely one of your ancestors made a living weaving cloth. In all probability, the Brooks once lived near a stream, the Kents hailed from Kent, England, and the Redds had fiery-colored hair. Andrew, derived from Greek, means “manly.” The Latin Victor means “victorious in battle.” As we saw yesterday, in biblical times names frequently revealed something about God’s relations with a person and often pointed prophetically to the way this person would end up serving the Lord. So it’s no wonder that when he met Simon, Jesus gave him a new name. “You shall be called Cephas” (John 1:42), he told the fisherman. And then over time, Jesus went about transforming this rash and fearful man into the “rock”—the translation of the Greek Cephas and the Latin Petrus—on which he built his church (Matthew 16:18). God is still in the business of transformation. Just as he changed Simon’s name to Peter—and changed his life—he wants to change each of us as well. He wants to transform our old natures into the likeness of his Son Jesus. It’s this promise, in fact, that stands behind the tradition of taking a new name at our confirmation. It’s a decision to take up for ourselves the new life that Jesus offers us through his Spirit—along with an invitation to the Spirit to empower us for the transformed life we are choosing. Scripture promises: “If anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has passed away; see, everything has become new!” (2 Corinthians 5:17). All we have to do is yield to the power of his Spirit at work in us. As we surrender to the Spirit, our new identity—our new name—will begin to shine forth. Who knows? We too may become just as fruitful servants of the kingdom as Simon Peter became! “Father, how great and wonderful is your work in me! Thank you for the promise of a new name and a new life—a reflection of your perfect, glorious plans for me.” 1 John 3:7-10; Psalm |
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