BibleLectio

People › Jonas

Jonas in the Bible.

The father of the apostles Peter and Andrew; but the reading should be (also in 1:42), as in the Revised Version, “John,” instead of Jonas. The King James Version names Jonas in 4 verses, from John 1:42 to John 21:17.

Read it in BibleLectio

Jonas’s family.

Himself
Jonas
Children

His family as Theographic Bible Metadata lists it; each name opens its own page.

Who Jonas was.

The father of the apostles Peter (John 21:15-17) and Andrew; but the reading should be (also in 1:42), as in the Revised Version, “John,” instead of Jonas.

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

All 4 verses that name Jonas.

John 4

  • John 1:42And he brought him to Jesus. And when Jesus beheld him, he said, Thou art Simon the son of Jona: thou shalt be called Cephas, which is by interpretation, A stone.
  • John 21:15So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs.
  • John 21:16He saith to him again the second time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my sheep.
  • John 21:17He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep.

Questions about Jonas.

Who was Jonas in the Bible?

The father of the apostles Peter and Andrew; but the reading should be (also in 1:42), as in the Revised Version, “John,” instead of Jonas. The King James Version names Jonas in 4 verses, from John 1:42 to John 21:17.

Who were Jonas’s children?

BibleLectio’s family tree lists Simon and Andrew.

Everyone in the Bible, in one app.

Open BibleLectioComing to the App Store