Matthew 16:18

Modern English Version

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

Cross References

Genesis 22:17

I will indeed bless you and I will indeed multiply your descendants as the stars of the heavens and as the sand that is on the seashore. Your descendants will possess the gate of their enemies.

2 Samuel 18:4

The king said to them, “I will do what seems best to you.” So the king stood beside the gate while all of the people went out by hundreds and 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

They abhorred all manner of food, and they drew near to the gates of death.

Psalm 127:5

Happy is the man who has his quiver full of them; they shall not be ashamed when they speak with their enemies in the gate.

Psalm 129:2

“Many a time 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 am the song of the drunkards.

Psalm 9:13

Be gracious to me, O  Lord; consider my trouble from those who hate me, O You who lifts me up from the gates of death,

Proverbs 24:7

Wisdom is too lofty 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 a stone, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, firmly placed; he who believes shall not act hastily.

Isaiah 28:6

a spirit of justice for him who sits in judgment, and strength to those who turn away the battle at the gate.

Isaiah 38:10

I said: In the middle of my days, I shall go to the gates of Sheol; I am to be deprived of the rest 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 inheritance of the servants of the Lord, and their vindication is from Me, says the Lord.

Jonah 2:6

I went down to the foundations of the mountains; the earth with its bars was around me forever; yet You have brought up my life from the pit, O  Lord my God.

Matthew 10:2

Now the names of the twelve apostles are these: 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, who is exalted toward heaven, will be brought down to Hades. 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

If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. But if he refuses to listen even to the church, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector.

Matthew 4:18

As Jesus walked beside the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, throwing a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.

Matthew 7:24

“Whoever hears these sayings of Mine and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on a rock.

John 1:42

Then he brought him to Jesus. When Jesus saw him, He said, “You are Simon the son of John. You shall be called Cephas” (which means Peter).

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

Therefore take heed to yourselves and to the entire flock, over which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God which He purchased with His own blood.

Acts 8:1

And Saul was consenting to his death. On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem. And they were all scattered 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

When James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, understood the grace that was given to me, they gave to Barnabas and me the right hand of fellowship, that we should go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised.

Ephesians 3:10

so that now the manifold wisdom of God might be made known by the church to the principalities and powers in the heavenly places,

Ephesians 5:32

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

Colossians 1:18

He is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that in all things He may have the preeminence.

1 Timothy 3:15

but if I am delayed, you might know how you ought to conduct yourself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth.

1 Timothy 3:5

For if a man does not know how to manage his own house, how will he take care of the church of God?

Hebrews 12:28

Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be moved, let us be gracious, by which we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear.

Revelation 11:15

The seventh angel sounded, and there were loud voices in heaven, saying: “The kingdoms of the world have become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of His Christ, and He shall reign forever and ever.”

Revelation 21:14

The wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them were the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.