[CynicalBear]

John 1:42 And he brought him to Jesus. And when Jesus beheld him, he said, Thou art Simon the son of Jona: thou shalt be called Cephas, which is by interpretation, A stone (Petros).

Greek - Petros - 4074 (Pétros) is an isolated rock (TDNT, 3, 100). "4074 (Pétros) always means a stone . . . such as a man may throw, . . .

versus

Greek - 4073 pétra, a projecting rock, cliff" (S. Zodhiates, Dict).

Matthew 16:18 And I tell you that you are Peter (Petros), and on this rock (petra) I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it.

Jesus did NOT build His ekklesia on Petros (Peter).

[ravenwolf]

Thou art Simon the son of Jona: thou shalt be called Cephas, which is by interpretation, A stone (Petros).

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Cephas is called a stone by some and a rock by others, which is why I said we each have to decide if we want to call it a rock or a stone.

I believe Jesus was building his Church on faith which is the rock referred to.