Peter

Following is a Armenian Orthodox icon of Peter (found in the Ghazanchetsots Cathedral in Shusha, Azerbaijan).

Orthodox Icons are not drawings or creations of imagination. They are in fact writings of things not of this world. Icons can represent our Lord Jesus Christ, the Virgin Mary, and the Saints. They can also represent the Holy Trinity, Angels, the Heavenly hosts, and even events. Orthodox icons, unlike Western pictures, change the perspective and form of the image so that it is not naturalistic. This is done so that we can look beyond appearances of the world, and instead look to the spiritual truth of the holy person or event. (Source )

Following is a hand colored stencil print on momigami of Peter by Sadao Watanabe (1970):

Image taken with permission from the SadaoHanga Catalogue where you can find many more images and information about Sadao Watanabe. For other images of Sadao Watanabe art works in TIPs, see here.

In Finnish Sign Language it is translated with the sign signifying “key” (referring to Matthew 16:19). (Source: Tarja Sandholm)


“Peter” or “Cephas” in Finnish Sign Language (source )

In Swiss-German Sign Language it is translated with the sign for “rock,” referring to the meaning of the Greek word for “Peter.”


“Peter” in Swiss-German Sign Language, source: DSGS-Lexikon biblischer Begriffe , © CGG Schweiz

See also Peter – rock.

complete verse (Acts 10:21)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 10:21:

  • Uma: “So, down Petrus went from the house and said to the ones who had just arrived: ‘I am the one you are looking for. Why are you looking for me?'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Therefore Petros went down and he said to the men, ‘I am the man you are looking for. What is your purpose (in coming) to me?'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Peter went down and he said to them, ‘I am the one you are looking for. What is your purpose with me?'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “That being so, Pedro went-down and said to those-aforementioned three, ‘I am the one you are looking-for. What perhaps was your purpose in coming here?'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Without anything further, Pedro then went downstairs and approached those people. He said to them, ‘I am the one you are looking for. What is this journey of yours about?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)