Matthew 16:18 - Tree of Life Version

¹⁸ And I also tell you that you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build My community; and the gates of Sheol will not overpower 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

Genesis 22:17

I will richly bless you and bountifully multiply your seed like the stars of heaven, and like the sand that is on the seashore, and your seed will possess the gate of his enemies.

2 Samuel 18:4

Then the king said to them, “Whatever seems best to you I will do.” So the king stood beside the gate and all the troops went out by their hundreds and thousands.

Job 38:17

Have the gates of death been revealed to you? Have you seen the gates of the deepest darkness?

Psalm 107:18

Their soul abhorred all food, and they drew near the gates of death.

Psalm 127:5

Happy is the man whose quiver is full of them. They will not be put to shame when they speak with their enemies at the gate.

Psalm 129:2

“How greatly they have been hostile to me, even from my youth. Yet they have not prevailed against me.

Psalm 69:12

When I put on sackcloth, I became a joke to them.

Psalm 9:13

He who avenges blood remembers. He will not forget the cry of the afflicted.

Proverbs 24:7

Wisdom is unattainable for a fool— he does not open his mouth at the gate.

Isaiah 28:16

Therefore thus says Adonai Elohim: ‘Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone, a tested stone, a costly cornerstone, a firm foundation— whoever trusts will not flee in haste.

Isaiah 28:6

a spirit of judgment for him who sits on the judgment seat, and strength for those turning back the battle at the gate.

Isaiah 38:10

I said: “In the prime of my life, I am to enter the gates of Sheol. I am deprived of the rest of my years.”

Isaiah 54:17

No weapon formed against you will prosper and you will condemn every tongue that rises against you in judgment. This is the heritage of Adonai’s servants— their vindication is from Me.” It is a declaration of Adonai.

Jonah 2:6

Waters surrounded me up to my soul. The deep sea engulfed me— reeds clung to my head.

Matthew 10:2

Now these are the names of the twelve emissaries: first, Simon, called Peter, and his brother Andrew; Jacob the son of Zebedee and John his brother;

Matthew 11:23

And you, Capernaum? Will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will go down to Sheol! For if the miracles done in you had been done in Sodom, it would have remained to this day.

Matthew 18:17

But if he refuses to listen to them, tell it to Messiah’s community. And if he refuses to listen even to Messiah’s community, let him be to you as a pagan and a tax collector.

Matthew 4:18

Now as Yeshua was walking by the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon who was called Peter and Andrew his brother. They were casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.

Matthew 7:24

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

John 1:42

Andrew brought Simon to Yeshua. Yeshua looked at him and said, “You are Simon, son of John. You shall be called Kefa (which is translated Peter).”

Acts 2:47

praising God and having favor with all the people. And every day the Lord was adding to their number those being saved.

Acts 20:28

“Take care of yourselves and all the flock of which the Ruach ha-Kodesh has made you overseers, to shepherd the community of God—which He obtained with the blood of His own.

Acts 8:1

Now Saul was in agreement with Stephen’s execution. On that day a great persecution arose against Messiah’s community in Jerusalem, and they were all scattered throughout the region of Judea and Samaria, except the emissaries.

1 Corinthians 15:55

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

Galatians 2:9

Realizing the favor that had been given to me, Jacob and Peter and John—who are the recognized pillars—shook hands in partnership with Barnabas and me, so that we would go to the Gentiles and they to the Jews.

Ephesians 3:10

The purpose is that through Messiah’s community the multi-faceted wisdom of God might be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly places,

Ephesians 5:32

This mystery is great—but I am talking about Messiah and His community.

Colossians 1:18

He is the head of the body, His community. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead— so that He might come to have first place in all things.

1 Timothy 3:15

But if I delay, I write so you may know how one ought to conduct himself in the household of God—which is the community of the living God, a pillar and foundation of truth.

1 Timothy 3:5

(But if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he care for God’s community?)

Hebrews 12:28

Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us show gratitude—through this we may offer worship in a manner pleasing to God, with reverence and awe.

Revelation 11:15

Then the seventh angel trumpeted, and there were loud voices in heaven saying, “The kingdom of this world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Anointed One. And He shall reign forever and ever!”

Revelation 21:14

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