Matthew 16:18

Lighthouse Bible 2006

And I say also 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.

Cross References

Genesis 22:17

That in blessing I will bless you, and in multiplying I will multiply your descendents as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is on the sea shore; and your descendents shall possess the gate of their enemies;

2 Samuel 18:4

And the king said to them, What seems to you best I will do. And the king stood by the side of the gate, and all the people came out by hundreds and by thousands.

Job 38:17

Have the gates of death been opened to you? or have you seen the doors of the shadow of death?

Psalm 107:18

Their soul abhors all manner of food; and they draw near to the gates of death.

Psalm 127:5

Happy is the man that has his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate.

Psalm 129:2

Many times have they afflicted me from my youth: yet they have not prevailed against me.

Psalm 69:12

Those who sit in the gate speak against me; and I was the song of the drunkards.

Psalm 9:13

Have mercy on me, O LORD; consider my trouble which I suffer from those who hate me, you that lift me up from the gates of death:

Proverbs 24:7

Wisdom is too high for a fool: he opens not his mouth in the gate.

Isaiah 28:16

Therefore thus says the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tested stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believes shall not be in haste.

Isaiah 28:6

And for a spirit of judgment to him that sits in judgment, and for strength to those who turn back the battle to the gate.

Isaiah 38:10

I said in the cutting off of my days, I shall go to the gates of the grave: I am deprived of the remainder of my years.

Isaiah 54:17

No weapon that is formed against you shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against you in judgment you shall condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is from me, says the LORD.

Jonah 2:6

I went down to the bottoms of the mountains; the earth with her bars was around me for ever: yet have you brought up my life from corruption, O LORD my God.

Matthew 10:2

Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;

Matthew 11:23

And you, Capernaum, which are exalted to heaven, shall be brought down to hell: for if the mighty works, which have been done in you, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.

Matthew 18:17

And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it to the church: but if he neglects to hear the church, let him be to you as a heathen man and a tax collector.

Matthew 4:18

And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brothers, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishermen.

Matthew 7:24

Therefore whoever hears these sayings of mine, and does them, I will compare him to a wise man, who built his house upon a rock:

John 1:42

And he brought him to Jesus. And when Jesus saw him, he said, You are Simon the son of Jonah: you shall be called Cephas, which is by interpretation, A stone.

Acts 2:47

Praising God, and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily those who were being saved.

Acts 20:28

Be careful therefore of yourselves, and of all the flock, over which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which the Lord has purchased with his own blood.

Acts 8:1

And Saul was consenting to his death. And at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.

1 Corinthians 15:55

O death, where is your sting? O grave, where is your victory?

Galatians 2:9

And when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that was given to me, they gave to me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship; that we should go to the heathen, and they to the circumcision.

Ephesians 3:10

To the intent that now to the rulers and authorities in heavenly places might be made known by the church the manifold wisdom of God,

Ephesians 5:32

This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church.

Colossians 1:18

And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.

1 Timothy 3:15

But if I delay long, that you may know how you ought to behave in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.

1 Timothy 3:5

(For if a man does not know how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)

Hebrews 12:28

Therefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us hold fast to grace, by which we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear:

Revelation 11:15

And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world have become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.

Revelation 21:14

And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.