彼得（Peter）,原名西门（Simon），是加利利的渔民，家住迦百农。

Peter (Simon) was galilee fishermen and lived in Capernaum.

和弟弟安得烈是最早跟随耶稣的门徒。

And his brother Andrew was the earliest disciple with him.

耶稣给他起名叫“矶法”。

Jesus called him "Cephas".

他曾第一个公开承认耶稣是“基督，永生上帝的儿子”。为此，耶稣夸赞他说：“你是有福的……我要把我的教会建造在这磐石上……我要把天国的钥匙给你……”

He first openly confessed that Jesus is the Christ, the son of the living god. For this reason, Jesus praised him and said: "Blessed are you...... I will build my church on this rock...... I will give to you the keys of the kingdom of heaven..."

耶稣升天前曾三次嘱托彼得：“你牧养我的羊。”

Jesus,before going up to heaven, three times entrusted Peter: "Take care of my sheep."

耶稣升天后，彼得成为众门徒的领袖，圣灵降临时，他率先站出来宣传福音，并组织了最早的教会雏形。

After Jesus went to heaven, Peter became the disciples' leader, the holy spirit came, he took the lead in preaching the Gospel, and organized the first church model.

彼得和约翰搭伴先在耶路撒冷、撒玛利亚一带传道，行神迹医治病人。

Peter and John first traveled together in Jerusalem and samaria area to preach, and made miracles to heal the sick.

约公元44年，犹太统治者杀害了西庇太的儿子雅各并把彼得囚在监狱里。天使把彼得救了出来，他就到罗马去，在那里建立了第一所教会。

About the 44 years, the jewish rulers killed James the son of zebedee and Peter was put in prison. The angels saved Peter out, he went to Rome, where he established the first of what the church.

约公元48年，彼得回耶路撒冷主持了基督教的第一次宗教会议，支持保罗和巴拿巴，确定了向外邦人传福音的方针，为基督教的发展与传播奠定了基础。

About the 48 years, Peter returned to Jerusalem, presided over the Christian religious meeting for the first time, supported Paul and Barnabas, and determined to preach the Gospel to the gentiles, spread Christianity  and laid a foundation.

会后，彼得又外出传道。《新约》中的《彼得前书》和《彼得后书》都是神感动他所写的。

In the new testament, '1st Peter' and '2nd Peter' were written in the Holy Spirit.

约公元67年，罗马皇帝尼禄迫害基督徒，把他钉十字架。临行前彼得说：“我不配像我主耶稣基督那样钉在十字架上。”因此，他被倒钉死在十字架上。