When the Lord and Peter first met, Jesus had said Simon would be named Cephas (Aram. The second, petra , is claimed to mean a massive boulder: that would be either Jesus or Peter’s confession of faith. ‘Peter’ means ‘a rock’ or ‘a stone’. Certainly, Jesus is, in other contexts, called the Rock. Bible Verses About Peter "Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. The Apostle Peter may have been the most outspoken of the twelve apostles in Jesus’ ministry on earth. 1 Peter 2:8 and, “A stone that causes people to stumble and a rock that makes them fall.”They stumble because they disobey the message—which is also what they were destined for. for “rock”) or Peter (Gr. Peter was not "rock solid" at this point in time. 9:33), both apostles quoting from the Hebrew, not from the Septuagint, which is quite different, inserting two negatives. Peter’s Life Before Christ. Yet Peter’s keys also belong to every apostle and, in a qualified sense, church leaders today as well (18:15–20; Eph. This meant that the good news about Jesus could spread easily. by Matt Slick 12/03/08 "And I also say to you that you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build My church; and the gates of Hades shall not overpower it," (Matt. Matthew 16:18 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. Matthew 4:18-19 “While walking by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon (who is called Peter) and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen. In *New Testament times many people could speak and read the *Greek language. Peter combines Isaiah 8:14 with his first quotations, as St. Paul also does (Ram. Bible Verse of the Day – February 22 2020, Feast of the Chair of Saint Peter, Apostle “And so I say to you, you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my Church, and the … Bible verses related to Rocks from the King James Version (KJV) by Relevance - Sort By Book Order Psalms 18:2 - The LORD [is] my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, [and] my high tower. If we read on in Matthew 16, just a few verses after Jesus spoke of the rock, we find Christ rebuking Peter for trying to hinder His ministry: "But He turned and said to Peter, Get behind Me, Satan! The first rock, petros, is claimed to refer to a small, insignificant rock: Peter. “This shall never happen to you!”" Matthew 16:22 NIV "And I tell yo 16:18). for “rock”; John 1:41-42). But what about one of the Protestant interpretations of this verse that the rock upon which Jesus builds the church is Himself?