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A more literal translation of verse 18 is, "''I tell you, you are Rock, and on this Rock I will build my gathering (my assembly)''". Linguistically, according to the Greek construction, and Greek grammar, the person indicated by the phrase "''on this rock''" is Peter, not Jesus.
A more literal translation of verse 18 is, "''I tell you, you are Rock, and on this Rock I will build my gathering (my assembly)''". Linguistically, according to the Greek construction, and Greek grammar, the person indicated by the phrase "''on this rock''" is Peter, not Jesus.
:'''καὶ ἐπὶ ταύτῃ τῇ πέτρᾳ''' The emphasis is on ΤΑΎΤῌ '''ταύτῃ''', which points to Peter (''not to Jesus, as Augustine would have us suppose''), and to be understood thus: on no other than on this rock.
:'''καὶ ἐπὶ ταύτῃ τῇ πέτρᾳ''' The emphasis is on ΤΑΎΤῌ '''ταύτῃ''', which points to Peter (''not to Jesus, as Augustine would have us suppose''), and to be understood thus: on no other than on this rock.
The equivalent Aramaic term in the [[Aramaic|Syriac ''Peshitta'']] translation of the New Testament is '''κεφα''' ''Kepa / Cep-ha'', simply "rock":
The equivalent Aramaic term in the [[Aramaic Church#The Peshitta|Syriac ''Peshitta'']] translation of the New Testament is '''κεφα''' ''Kepa / Cep-ha'', simply "rock":
:"''I tell you, you are ''Kepha'', and on this ''Kepha'' I will build my church.''"
:"''I tell you, you are ''Kepha'', and on this ''Kepha'' I will build my church.''"
The Greek form of this Aramaic word is "''Cephas''", pronounced "''kepas''". This can be seen as a fulfillment of the prophesy of the stone (rock) formed without hands which became a great mountain which filled the whole earth in Daniel 2:34-35, 44-45, and in Isaiah 2:1-5. Catholics point to the fact that the whole Catholic Church "founded by Jesus on Peter the Rock" is worldwide and the largest Christian denomination on earth.
The Greek form of this Aramaic word is "''Cephas''", pronounced "''kepas''". This can be seen as a fulfillment of the prophesy of the stone (rock) formed without hands which became a great mountain which filled the whole earth in Daniel 2:34-35, 44-45, and in Isaiah 2:1-5. Catholics point to the fact that the whole Catholic Church "founded by Jesus on Peter the Rock" is worldwide and the largest Christian denomination on earth.