Peter 彼得

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Peter 彼得

圖片說明： Peter (Left) and Paul (Right)
圖片版權： El Greco/ public domain

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馬太福音 4：18

意思

源自希臘語Πετρος (Petros)，意為“石頭”（有稱“小石＂），據新約記載，彼得原名西門，是一名漁夫。被耶穌選中為其中一位十二門徒後，他改名為彼得。耶穌被猶太人捉拿後，因為害怕被捉，彼得曾經三次不肯承認與耶穌的關係。為此，彼得之後非常後悔，其後獻身傳揚福音。彼得在尼祿王統治下，他對行刑者要求把他倒過來掛在十字架上，因為他自覺與耶穌不配。

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