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Paul tells us who *petra* is.
And it isn’t Peter.

It simply cannot get any plainer.
-————————————————————————————And Paul also calls Peter (Cephas)

Jesus called Peter (Cephas ) John 1:42.

It depends on what we want to believe, now do I want to believe Cephas as a stone or a rock?

Well if I believe Cephas is a rock it might make the Catholic smile.

If I believe Cephas is only a stone it may make the protestant smile.

I can`t stand smiling smug Christians, and you do notice I did say Christians whether Catholic or protestant, I have no doubt you could find a few in either sect.

Maybe it can not get any plainer to some one who knows it all but I do not know, it is not that plain at all.

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).