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Matthew 16:18  
 18 And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this arock I will build my bchurch; and the gates of chell shall not dprevail against it.

Footnotes   ?  

a Here is a subtle wordplay upon "Peter" (Greek petros = small rock) and "rock" (Greek petra = bedrock). Christ is the Stone of Israel.

a John 1:42

  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 aCephas, which is by interpretation, A stone.

a 1 Cor. 3:11 (9-11)

  11  For other afoundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.

a 1 Cor. 10:4

  4  And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ.

a D&C 50:44

  44  Wherefore, I am in your midst, and I am the good shepherd, and the stone of Israel. He that buildeth upon this rock shall never fall.

a D&C 128:10

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