6 Simon Peter answered and said, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
17 Jesus answered and said to him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but My Father who is in heaven.
18 And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.
The Rock is the statement of faith Peter received from the Father as Jesus said
“You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” Jesus is the chief Corner Stone, the one the builder rejected but is the Stone by which all must be built on.
17 Jesus answered and said to him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but My Father who is in heaven.
18 And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.
The Rock is the statement of faith Peter received from the Father as Jesus said
“You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” Jesus is the chief Corner Stone, the one the builder rejected but is the Stone by which all must be built on.