Matthew 16:18 - The Scriptures 2009

¹⁸ And I also say to you that you are Kĕpha, and on this rock I shall build My assembly, and the gates of She’ol shall not overcome 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.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁸ And I say to thee: That thou art 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

Genesis 22:17

that I shall certainly bless you, and I shall certainly increase your seed as the stars of the heavens and as the sand which is on the seashore, and let your seed possess the gate of their enemies.

2 Samuel 18:4

And the sovereign said to them, “That which is good in your eyes I do.” And the sovereign stood beside the gate, and all the people went out by hundreds and by thousands.

Job 38:17

Were the gates of death revealed to you? Or have you seen the gates of the shadow of death?

Psalm 107:18

Their being loathed all food, And they drew near to the gates of death,

Psalm 127:5

Blessed is the man Who has filled his quiver with them. They are not ashamed, When they speak with their enemies in the gate.

Psalm 129:2

“Often they have distressed me from my youth, But they have not overcome me.

Psalm 69:12

They who sit in the gate talk about me, And I am the song of the drunkards.

Psalm 9:13

Ḥet Show favour to me, O יהוה! See my affliction by those who hate me, You who lift me up from the gates of death,

Proverbs 24:7

Wisdom is high for a fool; He does not open his mouth in the gate.

Isaiah 28:16

Therefore thus said the Master יהוה, “See, I am laying in Tsiyon a stone for a foundation, a tried stone, a precious corner-stone, a settled foundation. He who trusts shall not hasten away.

Isaiah 28:6

and a spirit of right-ruling to him who sits in right-ruling, and strength to those who turn back the battle at the gate.

Isaiah 38:10

I said, “Am I to go into the gates of She’ol in the prime of my life? Shall I be deprived of the rest of my years?”

Isaiah 54:17

“No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and every tongue which rises against you in judgment you shall prove wrong. This is the inheritance of the servants of יהוה, and their righteousness from Me,” declares יהוה.

Jonah 2:6

“I went down to the base of the mountains, the earth with its bars were behind me forever. But You brought up my life from the pit, O יהוה, my Elohim.

Matthew 10:2

And these are the names of the twelve emissaries: first, Shim‛on, who is called Kĕpha, and Andri his brother; Ya‛aqoḇ the son of Zaḇdai, and Yoḥanan his brother;

Matthew 11:23

“And you, Kephar Naḥum, who were exalted to the heaven, shall be brought down to She’ol! Because if the miracles which were done in you had been done in Seḏom, it would have remained until this day.

Matthew 18:17

“And if he refuses to hear them, say it to the assembly. And if he refuses even to hear the assembly, let him be to you like the nations and a tax collector.

Matthew 4:18

And יהושע, walking by the Sea of Galil, saw two brothers, Shim‛on called Kĕpha, and Andri his brother, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.

Matthew 7:24

“Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine, and does them, shall be like a wise man who built his house on the rock,

John 1:42

And he brought him to יהושע. And looking at him, יהושע said, “You are Shim‛on the son of Yonah, you shall be called Kĕpha” (which means a Stone).

Acts 2:47

praising Elohim and having favour with all the people. And the Master added to the assembly those who were being saved, day by day.

Acts 20:28

“Therefore take heed to yourselves and to all the flock, among which the Set-apart Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the assembly of Elohim which He has purchased with His own blood.

Acts 8:1

And Sha’ul was giving approval to his death. And on that day there was a great persecution against the assembly which was at Yerushalayim, and they were all scattered throughout the countries of Yehuḏah and Shomeron, except the emissaries.

1 Corinthians 15:55

“O Death, where is your sting? O She’ol, where is your overcoming?”

Galatians 2:9

So when Ya‛aqoḇ, Kĕpha, and Yoḥanan, who seemed to be supports, came to know the favour that had been given to me, they gave me and Barnaḇa the right hand of fellowship, in order that we go to the nations and they to the circumcised,

Ephesians 3:10

so that now, through the assembly, the many-sided wisdom of Elohim might be known to the principalities and authorities in the heavenlies,

Ephesians 5:32

This secret is great, but I speak concerning Messiah and the assembly.

Colossians 1:18

And He is the Head of the body, the assembly, who is the beginning, the first-born from the dead, that He might become the One who is first in all.

1 Timothy 3:15

but if I delay, that you might know how you should behave in the House of Elohim, which is the assembly of the living Elohim – a strong support and foundation of the truth.

1 Timothy 3:5

for if a man does not know how to rule his own house, how shall he look after the assembly of Elohim?

Hebrews 12:28

Therefore, receiving an unshakeable reign, let us hold the favour, through which we serve Elohim pleasingly with reverence and awe,

Revelation 11:15

And the seventh messenger sounded, and there came to be loud voices in the heaven, saying, “The reign of this world has become the reign of our Master, and of His Messiah, and He shall reign forever and ever!”

Revelation 21:14

And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them were the names of the twelve emissaries of the Lamb.