13 Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesare’a Philip’pi, he asked his disciples, “Who do men say that the Son of man is?” 14 And they said, “Some say John the Baptist, others say Eli’jah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” 15 He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” 16 Simon Peter replied, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” 17 And 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. 18 And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the powers of death shall not prevail against it. 19 I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.” 20 Then he strictly charged the disciples to tell no one that he was the Christ. 21 From that time Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised. 22 And Peter took him and began to rebuke him, saying, “God forbid, Lord! This shall never happen to you.” 23 But he turned and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are a hindrance to me; for you are not on the side of God, but of men.” 24 Then Jesus told his disciples, "If any man would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. (Matthew 16:13-24 RSV)
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Just in case ROCK ROCK ROCK!!!Christ said Simon son of Jonas, would be called Rock in Jn1:42
I have read this scripture passage many, many, many times and EVERY TIME it clearly states that the rock is Peter.
It’s about God revealing to Simon that Jesus is the way to eternal life and Jesus changed Simon’s name to Peter meaning {rock} and gave him the key’s to tend to the flock until he comes back.
That thou art Peter, and upon you Peter I will build my church - works for me.
Why couldn’t “THIS” be used as emphasis? Christ could be emphasizing that it was built on the Rock of Peter’s ministry, the Papacy, and therefore is using “THIS” to add importance.
Aside from the compelling explanations pertaining to the use of the words Petros vs. petra (that you would not call Peter “Petra” because that is the feminine form of the word), what supports the truth that Peter is the Rock is that IMMEDIATELY after the “and on this rock” verse, Jesus compliments that verse with GIVING PETER THE KEYS. In other words, Jesus elects to apply two images of authority to Peter at the same time, which makes sense.
JL: Jn1:42 takes place the first time Peter and Jesus meet. Jesus said you, will be, or shall be called Rock. That was latter confirmed in Mt16:18.
The events of John 1:42 took place at their initial meeting
However, John was written several years after Matthew. One of Saint John’s purposes in writing his gospel was to clarify any misinterpretations and ambiguities in the other three.
JL: (Mat 16:18) And I say also unto thee, That thou art Rock, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
Peter is rock that is what his name means. So what Jesus said was Your name is Rock and upon this rock I will build my Church. In your example it does not indicate another Peter. The term this points back to or modifies the first Peter. Why did Jesus change Peter’s name to rock?
