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16 Simon Peter answered, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”

17 Jesus answered, “You are blessed, Simon son of Jonah. No person taught you that. My Father in heaven showed you who I am. 18 So I tell you, you are Peter.[a] And I will build my church on this rock. The power of death will not be able to defeat my church.

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  1. 16:18 Peter The Greek name “Peter,” like the Aramaic name “Cephas,” means “rock.”

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