Peter, the apostle

As a result of the coming of the Holy Spirit, Peter was transformed into a dynamic apostle and witness to Jesus Christ.

Peter's credentials as an apostle

Matthew 10:2; Acts 2:37, Acts 5:29; 1 Peter 1:1; 2 Peter 1:1

Peter as an apostle to the Jews

Galatians 2:8

For the One who was at work in Peter’s apostleship to the circumcised was also at work in my apostleship to the Gentiles.

Peter's leadership

See also Acts 1:21–22, Acts 2:14, Acts 3:12, Acts 4:8, Acts 5:29, Acts 8:20

Peter and the Gentiles

He was the first to baptise Gentiles who had not been circumcised

Acts 10:47–48

He defended this action against critics

Acts 11:17, Acts 15:7–11

He later wavered in his attitude to the Gentiles

Galatians 2:11–14

The miraculous power of the Holy Spirit at work in Peter

Acts 3:2–7, Acts 5:9–10, Acts 5:15–16, Acts 9:34, Acts 9:40, Acts 12:1–11 Peter himself experienced a miracle when imprisoned by Herod Agrippa.

Peter's missionary travels

1 Corinthians 1:12 He visited Corinth; 1 Corinthians 9:5 He took his wife with him; 1 Peter 1:1 He visited northern Asia Minor; 1 Peter 5:13 One interpretation of this verse is that Peter was writing from Rome and was using the name “Babylon” symbolically to refer to Rome.