Matthew 16:18 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

¹⁸ And I tell you, 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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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁸ 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁸ And I tell you, you are Peter [Greek, Petros–a large piece of rock], and on this rock [Greek, petra–a huge rock like Gibraltar] I will build My church, and the gates of Hades (the powers of the infernal region) shall not overpower it [or be strong to its detriment or hold out against it].

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁸ 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.

Common English Bible

¹⁸ I tell you that you are Peter. And I’ll build my church on this rock. The gates of the underworld won’t be able to stand against it.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁸ And I say to you, that you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my Church, and the gates of Hell shall not prevail against it.

Matthew 16:18 Cross References

Isaiah 28:16

therefore thus says the Lord God, “See, I am laying in Zion a foundation stone, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation: ‘One who trusts will not panic.’

Colossians 1:18

He is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that he might come to have first place in everything.

John 1:42

He brought Simon to Jesus, who looked at him and said, “You are Simon son of John. You are to be called Cephas” (which is translated Peter).

Hebrews 12:28

Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us show gratitude, by which we may offer to God an acceptable worship with reverence and awe,

Acts 2:47

praising God and having the goodwill of all the people. And day by day the Lord added to their number those who were being saved.

1 Timothy 3:15

if I am delayed, you may know how one ought to behave in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and support of the truth.

Isaiah 54:17

No weapon that is fashioned against you shall prosper, and you shall confute every tongue that rises against you in judgment. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord and their vindication from me, says the Lord.

Ephesians 5:32

This is a great mystery, but I am speaking about Christ and the church.

Ephesians 3:10

so that through the church the wisdom of God in its rich variety might now be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly places.

Proverbs 24:7

Wisdom is too high for fools; in the gate they do not open their mouths.

Job 38:17

Have the gates of death been revealed to you, or have you seen the gates of deep darkness?

Revelation 21:14

And the wall of the city has twelve foundations, and on them are the twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

Acts 8:1

And Saul approved of their killing him. That day a severe persecution began against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout the countryside of Judea and Samaria.

Psalm 9:13

Be gracious to me, O Lord. See what I suffer from those who hate me; you are the one who lifts me up from the gates of death,

1 Timothy 3:5

for if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how can he take care of God’s church?

Galatians 2:9

and when James and Cephas and John, who were acknowledged pillars, recognized the grace that had been given to me, they gave to Barnabas and me the right hand of fellowship, agreeing that we should go to the gentiles and they to the circumcised.

Matthew 18:17

If that person refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church, and if the offender refuses to listen even to the church, let such a one be to you as a gentile and a tax collector.

Matthew 11:23

And you, Capernaum, will you be exalted to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades. “For if the deeds of power done in you had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.

Matthew 10:2

These are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon, also known as Peter, and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee and his brother John;

Psalm 69:12

I am the subject of gossip for those who sit in the gate, and the drunkards make songs about me.

Genesis 22:17

I will indeed bless you, and I will make your offspring as numerous as the stars of heaven and as the sand that is on the seashore. And your offspring shall possess the gate of their enemies,

Revelation 11:15

Then the seventh angel blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven, saying, “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Messiah, and he will reign forever and ever.”

1 Corinthians 15:55

“Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?”

Isaiah 38:10

I said: In the noontide of my days I must depart; I am consigned to the gates of Sheol for the rest of my years.

Isaiah 28:6

and a spirit of justice to the one who sits in judgment and strength to those who turn back the battle at the gate.

Psalm 107:18

they loathed any kind of food, and they drew near to the gates of death.

2 Samuel 18:4

The king said to them, “Whatever seems best to you I will do.” So the king stood at the side of the gate, while all the army marched out by hundreds and by thousands.

Psalm 127:5

Happy is the man who has his quiver full of them. He shall not be put to shame when he speaks with his enemies in the gate.

Psalm 129:2

often have they attacked me from my youth, yet they have not prevailed against me.

Jonah 2:6

at the roots of the mountains. I went down to the land whose bars closed upon me forever; yet you brought up my life from the Pit, O Lord my God.

Matthew 4:18

As he walked by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea—for they were fishers.

Matthew 7:24

“Everyone, then, who hears these words of mine and acts on them will be like a wise man who built his house on rock.

Acts 20:28

Keep watch over yourselves and over all the flock, of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God that he obtained with the blood of his own Son.