They are a distortion of Matthew 16:18, 19 and give license to all the past and future unscriptural doctrines and dogmas of the church.b I noted that the Greek words used in this text, peʹtra (feminine), meaning “a rock-mass,” and peʹtros (masculine), meaning “piece of rock,” were not used by Jesus as synonyms. Furthermore, had Peter been given the primacy as the rock-mass, like a cornerstone, there would have been no disputes among the apostles later on as to who was the greatest among them. (Compare Mark 9:33-35; Luke 22:24-26.) Also, Paul would not have dared to rebuke Peter publicly for “not walking straight according to the truth of the good news.” (Galatians 2:11-14) I came to the conclusion that all spirit-begotten followers of Christ are equally stonelike, with Jesus as their foundation cornerstone.​—1 Corinthians 10:4; Ephesians 2:19-22; Revelation 21:2, 9-14.