"One of the two which heard John speak, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother.
He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messias(Hebrew), which is,
being interpreted, the Christ*(English).
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**(Aramaic), which is by interpretation, A~ stone~~ (English)." (John 1:40-42 AV; my additions & keys superscripted)
Keys with notes:
* = the Greek text has χριστος which transliterated is Christ, but in each of the languages means "Anointed One"
** = transliterated from Aramaic by the KJV translators as Cephas, correctly pronounced "Kayfas"
~ = Added by the translators, not inspired, incorrect, and should be crossed out
~~ = the Greek text here translated by Beloved John is πετρος (Petros), is anarthrous, and is interpreted by the KJV committee as meaning "Stone"; and being anarthrous indicting a quality, it gives Simon the title Anglicized by transliteration as "Peter", which means "Stone" or "Rock"
It was in Sivan (~June) of A. D. 32, about two and a jhalf years later, that Jesus went to Caesarea of Philippi (click here) as recorded by Levi, writing in Greek what Jesus spoke there in teaching His Twelve about His coming death. It was there again that Jesus pointed out that Simon bar Jonah's nickname (that described him as having the quality of stone or rock-like material) had stuck and was now commonly used by all his acquaintances. To those speaking Aramaic, it was "Kefas," in Greek it was "Petros," and our Bible in English transliterates the Greek as "Peter." But the meaning is "stone. piece of rock."
"And I say also unto thee, That thou art titledPeterπετρος = petros, and upon this* τη = the rock**πετρα - petra I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it" (Mt. 16:18 AV; my keys and notes superscripted)
Keys with notes:
* = demonstrative pronoun referring to the reinforcement of His revelation as the long-awaited Messiah
** = the noun πετρα is articulated to show its specific use for the massive rock about them, a symbol of the utter indestructibility and unchangeable meaning of the testimony that "Thou art the ChristAnointed One, the Son of The Living God," the foundation of the Christian Faith and its manifestation in thousands of local assemblies of believers through the ages.
Appropriately, this is the miles-long rock escarpment upon which Caesarea Philippi was situated, and upon which they were resting as Jesus taught them (and not without a parable centered on rock-like solidity of God's revelations.
It was only 10 months later that Jesus went to Jerusalem for His appointment for the cross-execution. Clearly, he was trying to acclimate His disciples for the unsettling events to come. Doubtlessly He was steeling them for their distraught reaction to the termination of His earthly ministry when He would tender it into their care.
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Your claim against my statement that Jesus nicknamed Simon at the outset of His ministry was:
No; HE did NOT!!!
That's a joke, right?