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Who did Jesus declare Peter to be?
“Thou art Simon the son of Jona” ([John i, 42]).
“Simon, son of Jonas” ([John xxi, 15]).
“Thou art Simon the son of John” (John, New Ver., [i, 42]; [xxi, 15]).
There is no relation whatever between “Jona,” or “Jonas,” and “John.” Jona (Jonah), or Jonas, means a dove; John means the grace of God.