No, he gave symbolically the Keys to the Kingdom of heaven to Simon Peter, not to Mark.
So that future generations would hear his word and the Kingdom of God would grow.
Jesus entrusted the keys of the kingdom to Simon Peter, as described in the Bible in the Gospel of Matthew 16:19. He referred to Peter as the "rock" on which he would build his church, giving him the authority to bind and loose on earth and in heaven.
No-one specifically. He told Peter that He (Jesus) would build the Church.
Jesus told Peter that he was his rock and on him Jesus would build his church. Peter was the first Pope.
Our Lord Jesus Christ, established the Christian church, when he made St Peter the Rock upon which he would build his Church.
He was first called Simon ,but Jesus changed the name to Peter meaning the rock.
Peter was the apostle chosen by Christ to be the head of his church. Jesus referred to him as the "rock" upon which he would build his church, and he gave Peter the keys to the kingdom of heaven. Peter played a prominent role in the early Christian community and is considered the first Pope by the Catholic Church.
According to the Nag Hammadi, it was Mary Magdalene because she was the first to have been approached by the risen Christ. The Nag Hammadi library are Gnostic texts from around 200 AD. Some historians believe they predate some of the main texts of the Bible.
First answerNot in his lifetime.He told Peter that he (Peter) was the rock upon which the church would be built, but the building of the church was probably more the work of the Holy Spirit at, and following, Pentecost.
Yes, according to the Gospel of Matthew (16:18), Jesus announced that he would build his church in Caesarea Philippi. He asked his disciples, "Who do you say I am?" and Peter responded, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God." In reply, Jesus said, "And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church."
Because he would use Peter as a "strong foundation" to build up the churchNote: Actually this belief is common especially among Catholics, but a careful study of the words Jesus used shows Jesus was referring to himself as the Rock.The name Peter means stone or little rock. The Christian church has Christ as it's foundation, otherwise it wouldn't be a "Christian" church, if Peter was the foundation it would be the "Peterian" church.
He declared Peter the "rock" upon which he would build His Church in the city of Caesarea Philippi.