Matthew 16:18

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“And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.”

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BSBPD

“And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.”

King James Version · Public Domain
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“And I also say unto thee, that thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
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“`And I also say to thee, that thou art a rock, and upon this rock I will build my assembly, and gates of Hades shall not prevail against it;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Matthew 16:18 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 22:17I will surely bless you, and I will multiply your descendants like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will possess the gates of their enemies.
  2. 2 Samuel 18:4“I will do whatever seems best to you,” the king replied. So he stood beside the gate, while all the troops marched out by hundreds and by thousands.
  3. Job 38:17Have the gates of death been revealed to you? Have you seen the gates of the shadow of death?
  4. Psalms 9:13Be merciful to me, O LORD; see how my enemies afflict me! Lift me up from the gates of death,
  5. Psalms 69:12Those who sit at the gate mock me, and I am the song of drunkards.
  6. Psalms 107:18They loathed all food and drew near to the gates of death.
  7. Psalms 125:1Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion. It cannot be moved; it abides forever.
  8. Psalms 127:5Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them. He will not be put to shame when he confronts the enemies at the gate.
  9. Proverbs 24:7Wisdom is too high for a fool; he does not open his mouth in the meeting place.
  10. Isaiah 28:6a spirit of justice to him who sits in judgment, and a strength to those who repel the onslaught at the gate.
  11. Isaiah 28:16So this is what the Lord GOD says: “See, I lay a stone in Zion, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation; the one who believes will never be shaken.
  12. Isaiah 38:10I said, “In the prime of my life I must go through the gates of Sheol and be deprived of the remainder of my years.”
  13. Isaiah 54:17No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their vindication is from Me,” declares the LORD.
  14. Zechariah 6:12And you are to tell him that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Here is a man whose name is the Branch, and He will branch out from His place and build the temple of the LORD.
  15. Matthew 10:2These are the names of the twelve apostles: first Simon, called Peter, and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee, and his brother John;
  16. Matthew 11:23And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Sodom, it would have remained to this day.
  17. Matthew 18:17If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, regard him as you would a pagan or a tax collector.
  18. John 1:42Andrew brought him to Jesus, who looked at him and said, “You are Simon son of John. You will be called Cephas” (which is translated as Peter).
  19. John 10:27My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and they follow Me.
  20. Acts 2:47praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.
  21. Acts 8:1And Saul was there, giving approval to Stephen’s death. On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria.
  22. Romans 8:33Who will bring any charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies.
  23. 1 Corinthians 3:9For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, God’s building.
  24. 1 Corinthians 15:55“Where, O Death, is your victory? Where, O Death, is your sting?”

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