John 1:42

Καὶ ἤγαγεν αὐτὸν πρὸς τὸν Ἰησοῦν. Ἐμβλέψας αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶπε, Σὺ εἶ Σίμων ὁ υἱὸς Ἰωνᾶ· σὺ κληθήσῃ Κηφᾶς—ὃ ἑρμηνεύεται Πέτρος.

RBT Translation:

He who has beheld himself

He led himself toward the Salvation. He who has gazed on self, the Salvation, he said, "You are Hearing,⁶² the son of the Favored! You will be called Rock ("Cephas"), which is being translated ‘a small stone’!⁶³

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And he brought him to Jesus. And Jesus having looked upon him, said, Thou art Simon son of Jona: thou shalt be called Cephas, which is, interpreted, Peter.

LITV Translation:
And he led him to Jesus. And looking at him, Jesus said, You are Simon the son of Jonah; you shall be called Cephas (which translated is Peter).

Footnotes

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The name Simon comes from Hebrew Shimon (#8095) which means hearing.

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On this Small Stone…

Strong’s #4074, petros. A small stone. “ (Pétros) is an isolated rock and (pétra) is a cliff”(TDNT, 3, 100). “ (Pétros) always means a stone . . . such as a man may throw, . . . versus (pétra), a projecting rock, cliff" (S. Zodhiates, Dict).”

Many small stones, to cast a foundation...