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When he saw this, Shim`on Kefa fell at Yeshua's knees and said, "Get away from me, sir, because I'm a sinner!"

likewise both Ya`akov and Yochanan, Shim`on's partners. "Don't be frightened,"Yeshua said to Shim`on, "from now on you will be catching men -- alive!"

Shim`on, whom he named Kefa; Andrew, his brother; Ya`akov; Yochanan; Philip; Bar-Talmai;

Yeshua asked, "Who touched me?" When they all denied doing it, Kefa said, "Rabbi! The crowds are hemming you in and jostling you!"

When he arrived at the house, he didn't allow anyone to go in with him except Kefa, Yochanan, Ya`akov and the child's father and mother

“But you,” he said to them, “who do you say I am?” Kefa answered, “The Mashiach of God!”

About a week after Yeshua said these things, he took Kefa, Yochanan and Ya‘akov with him and went up to the hill country to pray.

Kefa and those with him had been sound asleep; but on becoming fully awake, they saw his glory and the two men standing with him.

As the men were leaving Yeshua, Kefa said to him, not knowing what he was saying, “It’s good that we’re here, Rabbi! Let’s put up three shelters — one for you, one for Moshe and one for Eliyahu.”

Kefa said, “Sir, are you telling this parable for our benefit only or for everyone’s?”

Kefa said, “Look, we have left our homes and followed you.”

Yeshua sent Kefa and Yochanan, instructing them, “Go and prepare our Seder, so we can eat.”

“Shim‘on, Shim‘on, listen! The Adversary demanded to have you people for himself, to sift you like wheat!

Yeshua replied, “I tell you, Kefa, the rooster will not crow today until you have denied three times that you know me.”

Having seized him, they led him away and brought him into the house of the cohen hagadol. Kefa followed at a distance;

but when they had lit a fire in the middle of the courtyard and sat down together, Kefa joined them.

A little later, someone else saw him and said, “You’re one of them too”; but Kefa said, “Man, I am not!”

But Kefa said, “Man, I don’t know what you’re talking about!” And instantly, while he was still speaking, a rooster crowed.

The Lord turned and looked straight at Kefa; and Kefa remembered what the Lord had said, “Before the rooster crows today, you will deny me three times.”

And he went outside and cried bitterly.

However, Kefa got up and ran to the tomb. Stooping down, he saw only the burial cloths and went home wondering what had happened.

saying, “It’s true! The Lord has risen! Shim‘on saw him!”

One of the two who had heard Yochanan and had followed Yeshua was Andrew the brother of Shim‘on Kefa.

The first thing he did was to find his brother Shim‘on and tell him, “We’ve found the Mashiach!” (The word means “one who has been anointed.”)

He took him to Yeshua. Looking at him, Yeshua said, “You are Shim‘on Bar-Yochanan; you will be known as Kefa.” (The name means “rock.”)