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Bible Stories About Peter
Peter was a fisherman who spoke before he thought. He walked on water and sank, swore he’d never deny Jesus and did it three times. Jesus restored him over breakfast, and Peter went on to preach at Pentecost and lead the early church.
- Nevertheless at Thy WordLuke 5:1–11 · Book 2, Day 7
Simon Peter was a professional fisherman. He and his partners had worked the Sea of Galilee all night long, and they had caught nothing. Now it was…
- Out of the BoatMatthew 14:22–33 · Book 2, Day 16
After feeding the five thousand, Jesus sent His disciples ahead across the Sea of Galilee while He went up a mountain alone to pray. During the night…
- Money in a Fish’s MouthMatthew 17:24–27 · Book 2, Day 13
Jesus and His disciples had just arrived back in Capernaum when some tax collectors came up to Peter. Every Jewish man was expected to pay a yearly tax…
- Hear Ye HimMatthew 17:1–9 · Book 4, Day 26
Jesus took Peter, James, and John up a high mountain by themselves. There, He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His…
- One Last HealingLuke 22:39–53; John 18:1–11 · Book 3, Day 17
It was late at night in the garden of Gethsemane. Jesus had just finished praying so intensely that His sweat fell like drops of blood. Then the crowd…
- Breakfast by the FireJohn 18:15–27; 21:1–19 · Book 3, Day 1
On the night Jesus was arrested, Peter followed at a distance and ended up warming his hands at a charcoal fire in the high priest’s courtyard. Three…
- Every Man in His Own LanguageActs 2:1–41 · Book 4, Day 29
Fifty days after Passover came the Jewish feast of Pentecost. Jerusalem was crowded with Jews from all over the world. Jesus had risen and returned to…
- Such as I HaveActs 3:1–10 · Book 3, Day 27
One afternoon at three o’clock, the hour of prayer, Peter and John went up to the temple. At the gate called Beautiful sat a man who had been unable to…
- Grant Unto Thy Servants BoldnessActs 4:1–31 · Book 5, Day 26
Peter and John had healed a lame man at the temple gate in the name of Jesus, and a crowd gathered to hear them preach. The religious leaders were…
- Tabitha, AriseActs 9:36–42 · Book 3, Day 28
In the seaside town of Joppa lived a disciple named Tabitha, also called Dorcas. The Bible says she was “full of good works and almsdeeds.” She spent…
- What God Hath CleansedActs 10:1–48 · Book 4, Day 8
In the city of Caesarea lived a Roman centurion named Cornelius. He wasn’t Jewish, but he feared God, gave generously to the poor, and prayed…
- The Answer at the DoorActs 12:1–17 · Book 1, Day 6
King Herod had just executed the apostle James, and the crowd loved it. So he arrested Peter too, planning to put him on trial after the Passover…
- A New CommandmentJohn 13:1–17, 34–35 · Book 8, Day 25
It was Jesus’ last night with His disciples before the cross. “Having loved his own which were in the world, he loved them unto the end.” During…
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