This is a good example of how the early Roman Catholic Church abused the original text, for the purpose of gaining power.
You have to read the entire passage, not just the one or two verses.
Jesus is talking to His disciples and asks who they think He is.
Some say He is John the Baptist or other prophets.
But Simon correctly says He is the Son of God.
Jesus is pleased by this, because Simon knew it from his knowledge of the prophecy, and no man had to tell him.
Jesus then says that Simon is "Peter" ("petros" in the original Greek), a small stone, because he is just one man who understands the scripture, and Jesus would build his ministry on the great bedrock foundation of the Earth ("petra" in the original Greek), so that all would know as Peter does.
Petros and Petra are two different concepts, with similar-looking words.
He was not saying that Peter would be the Pope of the Catholic Church. That was a lie by the Catholics. One of many.
Cyprian of Carthage (~200 years removed from Jesus) > tool (~2000 years removed from Jesus)
Early Christians are clear, Peter is the rock.
Look at [Peter], the great foundation of the Church, that most solid of rocks, upon whom Christ built the Church - Origen of Alexandria, Homilies on Exodus 5:4 (c. A.D. 249)
This is a good example of how the early Roman Catholic Church abused the original text, for the purpose of gaining power.
You have to read the entire passage, not just the one or two verses.
Jesus is talking to His disciples and asks who they think He is.
Some say He is John the Baptist or other prophets.
But Simon correctly says He is the Son of God.
Jesus is pleased by this, because Simon knew it from his knowledge of the prophecy, and no man had to tell him.
Jesus then says that Simon is "Peter" ("petros" in the original Greek), a small stone, because he is just one man who understands the scripture, and Jesus would build his ministry on the great bedrock foundation of the Earth ("petra" in the original Greek), so that all would know as Peter does.
Petros and Petra are two different concepts, with similar-looking words.
He was not saying that Peter would be the Pope of the Catholic Church. That was a lie by the Catholics. One of many.
Cyprian of Carthage (~200 years removed from Jesus) > tool (~2000 years removed from Jesus)
Early Christians are clear, Peter is the rock.
There is NO POPE in the Bible.
End of debate.
Origen of Alexandria (200 years away from Jesus) > some random guy (2000 years away from Jesus)
Alexandria has nothing else that agrees with it.
Two witnesses make a fact, per the Bible, not one.