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===The [[Church]]===
The word church (Greek: [[ekklesia]] - assembly) occurs only twice in the [[Gospels]] - here and also in [[Matthew 18:17]].
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Jesus exclaims that this fact about the identity of Jesus has been revealed by God to Peter.
===The Rock===
This is the common Roman Catholic interpretation as noted above.
=====Arguments against this interpretation=====
Against this view, some have argued that this view is inconsistent with scripture, given that it seems that the disciples did not understand Peter as having any chief place, as shortly after, in [[Matthew 18:1]] they ask Jesus who is chief in heaven.
Futhermore, the name Peter actually means "rock" in Greek (Petros) and it is a masculine noun. When Jesus says, "On this Rock I will build my church", he uses the feminine form of rock (petra). Jesus is thus making a distinction between Peter and the Rock when he says to Peter, "You are Petros (''masculine noun = Peter = rock'') and on this petra (''feminine noun = rock'') I will build my church."
====The rock is faith in Jesus as the Christ====
This view links Jesus' words here, with his words in [[Matthew 7:24]], where he talks about the wise man building his house on the rock.
===The [[Church]]===
The word church (Greek: [[ekklesia]] - assembly) occurs only twice in the [[Gospels]] - here and also in [[Matthew 18:17]].
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