This  is  a  literal  translation  into  Latin  of  the  words
in  the  Greek  New  Testament  rendered  by  the
Authorised  Version  of  the  English  Bible  as  foUows:

''Thou  art  Peter,  and  upon  this  rock  I  will  build  my
church;  .  .  .  and  I  will  give  unto  thee  the  keys  of  the  king-
dom of  heaven."  ^

Our  language  does  not  permit,  as  Latin  does,  re-
production of  the  original  Greek  play  on  the  words
PetroSy  the  apostle's  name,  and  petra^  which  means
a  rock.  They  were  spoken  at  Csesarea  Philippi,
when  Jesus  had  asked:

Whom  say  ye  that  I  am?  And  Simon  Peter  answered
and  said,  Thou  art  the  Christ,  the  Son  of  the  living  God.^

Though  the  lists  of  the  Apostles  in  the  New
Testament'  do  not  superficially  quite  agree,  par-
ticularly in  the  order  of  their  names,  they  all  assert
that  there  were  twelve  of  these,*  and  they  all  name
Simon  Peter  first.  All  four  Gospels,  too,  lay
special  emphasis  on  the  calling  of  Peter;  ^  and  in
the  Book  of  Acts  it  is  Peter  who,  after  the  ascen-
sion, first  directs   the  others.'     On   the  ensuing

>  Matt.  16  :  lS-19.  *  Ibid..  15-16.
»  Matt.  10  :  «-4;  Mark  3  :  13-19;  Luke  6  :  14-16;  Acts  1  :  13.
•  Cf.  Rev.  21  :  14.
•  Matt.  4  :  18-20;  Mark  1  :  16-18;  Luke  5:1-11;  John  1  :  35-42.
•  Acta  1  :  15-22.
