He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him, and said, “You are Simon the son of Jonah. You shall be called Cephas” (which is by interpretation, Peter).And 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.
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The same thread (this verse)1 Corinthians 15:5
The Cephas Paul names is the Simon Jesus renamed, so the witness list reaches back to this first meeting with Jesus.
“and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve.And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve:”