5 Bible Verses about People Renaming People

A Levite of Cyprian birth, named Joseph, (who had received from the Apostles the additional name of 'Barnabas'--which means 'The Consoler,')

Then he brought him to Jesus. Fixing his eyes on him, Jesus said: "You are Simon, the son of John; you shall be called Kephas" (which means 'Peter,' or 'Rock').

So he appointed the Twelve--Peter (which was the name that Jesus gave to Simon),

James, the son of Zebediah, and his brother John (to whom he gave the name of Boanerges, which means the Thunderers),

However, Saul (who is the same as Paul), full of the Holy Spirit, fixed his eyes on him and said: