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The inspired text is the Greek of Matthew, and that text distinguishes the name from the rock by gender. An Aramaic original, if granted, does not erase the distinction the Spirit fixed in Scripture. First place among the Twelve and personal reception of the keys do not make Peter the foundation. Paul names Christ alone as the foundation, and Peter himself calls Christ the cornerstone. Some fathers call Peter the rock in a qualified sense. Augustine states that the rock is Christ. None of them teach a Roman primacy that anathematizes justification by faith alone. The ancient faith is the apostolic confession of the Son, not a later claim of succession.