Matthew 16:16-18

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¹⁶Simon Peter replied, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”^[a] ¹⁷And Jesus answered him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jona! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven. ¹⁸And I tell you, you are Peter,^[b] and on this rock^[c] I will build my church, and the powers of death^[d] shall not prevail against it.^[e]

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16.16 The context shows that Peter recognizes the sonship of Jesus as divine and not adoptive like ours. Mark and Luke in the parallel passages mention only the confession of the Messiahship.
Matthew 16:18 Greek Petros
Matthew 16:18 Greek petra
Matthew 16:18 Greek the gates of Hades
16.18 The name “Peter” comes from the Greek word for “rock.” Jesus makes him the foundation on which the church is to be built. The word “church” means “assembly” or “society” of believers. The Hebrew equivalent is used in the Old Testament to indicate the chosen people. In applying it to the church, Jesus shows it to be the Messianic community foretold by the prophets.

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