Was it not the Tanach ? You have been mis-lead by a man-made religion. Seek YHvH in His WORD. When Yah'shua spoke those words, what constituted the WORD?
shalom b'SHEM Yah'shua HaMashiach
When Yah’shua spoke those words, what constituted the WORD?
There is no relevance to your question, as it completely ignores the content of the passage provided.
And I say to you, you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. Iwill give your the keys to the kingdom of heaven.
Whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
Are you asserting Christ is referring to himself in this sentence as well?
What would be the point or the meaning.