¹⁷ Jesus said to Simon Peter, ‘Simon, son of Jonah, God has blessed you! No person on earth taught you that. God, my Father in heaven, has shown you this. ¹⁸ I tell you this. You are called Peter, which means a rock. And I will build my church on this rock.^[a] Not even the power of death will destroy my church. ¹⁹ I will give you the keys to the kingdom of heaven. You will tell people here on earth what is right for them to do. And you will tell them what is not right for them to do. God in heaven will give you this authority. He will agree with what you say.’