Examples of using Cephas in English and their translations into German
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And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve. l.
But when Cephas was come to Antioch, I withstood him to the face, because he was to be blamed.
And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve.
Matthew, in the text just proclaimed,recalls Jesus' attribution of the nickname Cephas,"Rock", to Simon.
You will be called Cephas" which is translated Peter.
Some were for Paul, others for Apollos and again others for Cephas, 1 Corinthians 3:22.
For where there is a Cephas, there must also be a Thomas.
The Corinthians had already been told that"All things are yours;whether Paul or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world….
But when Cephas came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he stood condemned.
Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to see Cephas, and was there with him fifteen days.
Do we not have the right to be accompanied by a wife,as the other apostles and the brethren of the Lord and Cephas?
Peter comes from the Greek, which means“rock, stone“(in Aramaic, Cephas); he is also called“Simon”, which means“hear”.
Have we not power to lead about a sister, a wife, as well as other apostles,and as the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?
In 1993 he toured with Doc Watson, Jerry Douglas, and Cephas& Wiggins on the Masters of the Steel String Guitar tour.
Have we not power to carry about a woman, a sister, as well as the rest of the apostles,and the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?
Whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come. All are yours.
There was division among the believers in Corinth simply because they failed to realize the local character of the church and sought to make different apostles- Paul,Apollos, and Cephas- the ground of their fellowship.
At the top of the list are: Cephas, that is Peter, the group of 12[Apostles] and then“500 brethren” many of whom could still have borne witness. Then James is cited.
For I delivered unto you first of all, which I also received: how that Christ died for our sins, according to the scriptures: 4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day, according to the scriptures:5 And that he was seen by Cephas; and after that by the eleven.
It would awaken the impression that James, Cephas and John were still responsible in Jerusalem“for the correctness and unity of the Gospel” and that Paul was subordinate to them in some way.
That is 1 Corinthians 11:30 and with the first letter of Paul to the Corinthians it is about that the Corinthians had broken with the true church und had formed denominations; they had started to follow men like Paul,and Apollos, and Cephas, and the result was that many weak und sickly were among them, like Lazarus, and many sleep, like Lazarus.
And when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that was given unto me, they gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship; that we should go unto the heathen, and they unto the circumcision.
And then follows directly after that the explanation: For all thingsare yours; whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all are yours; and ye are Christ's; and Christ is God's.
Cephas was a zealous minister of the Gospel, Paul was a man who had suffered much for his Lord's sake, and Apollos was one whom God certainly used in His service, but though all three had been indisputably owned of God in Corinth, God could never permit the church there to make them a ground of division.
For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; 4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:5 And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve: 6 After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep.
And when they perceived the grace that was given to me, James and Cephas and John, they who were reputed to be pillars, gave to me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, that we should go to the Gentiles, and they to the circumcision.
For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day accordingto the scriptures: And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve: After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep.
And when they perceived the grace that was given to me, James and Cephas and John, they who were reputed to be pillars, gave to me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, that we should go to the Gentiles, and they to the circumcision.
For all things are yours; 22 Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all are yours; 23 And you are Christ's; and Christ is God's.