Matthew 16:18

New American Standard Bible 2020

And I also say to you that you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build My church; and the gates of Hades will not overpower it.

Cross References

Genesis 22:17

indeed I will greatly bless you, and I will greatly multiply your seed as the stars of the heavens and as the sand, which is on the seashore; and your seed shall possess the gate of their 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 people went out by hundreds and thousands.

Job 38:17

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

Psalm 107:18

Their souls loathed all kinds of food, And they came close to the gates of death.

Psalm 127:5

Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them; They will not be ashamed When they speak with their enemies in the gate.

Psalm 129:2

“Many times they have attacked me from my youth up; Yet they have not prevailed against me.

Psalm 69:12

Those who sit in the gate talk about me, And songs of mockery by those habitually drunk are about me.

Psalm 9:13

Be gracious to me, Lord; See my oppression from those who hate me, You who lift me up from the gates of death,

Proverbs 24:7

¶Wisdom is too exalted for a fool, He does not open his mouth at the gate.

Isaiah 28:16

Therefore this is what the Lord God says: “Behold, I am laying a stone in Zion, a tested stone, A precious cornerstone for the foundation, firmly placed. The one who believes in it will not be disturbed.

Isaiah 28:6

A spirit of justice for him who sits in judgment, A strength to those who repel the onslaught at the gate.

Isaiah 38:10

I said, “In the middle of my life I am to enter the gates of Sheol; I have been deprived of the rest of my years.”

Isaiah 54:17

“No weapon that is formed against you will succeed; And you will condemn every tongue that accuses you in judgment. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, And their vindication is from Me,” declares the Lord.

Jonah 2:6

“I descended to the base of the mountains. The earth with its bars was around me forever, But You have brought up my life from the pit, Lord my God.

Matthew 10:2

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

Matthew 11:23

And you, Capernaum, will not be exalted to heaven, will you? You will be brought down to Hades! For if the miracles that occurred in you had occurred in Sodom, it would have remained to this day.

Matthew 18:17

And if he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church; and if he refuses to listen even to the church, he is to be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector.

Matthew 4:18

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

Matthew 7:24

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

John 1:42

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

Acts 2:47

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

Acts 20:28

Be on guard for yourselves and for all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God which He purchased with His own blood.

Acts 8:1

Now Saul approved of putting Stephen to death. And on that day a great persecution began against the church in Jerusalem, and they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except for the apostles.

1 Corinthians 15:55

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

Galatians 2:9

and recognizing the grace that had been given to me, James and Cephas and John, who were reputed to be pillars, gave to me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, so that we might go to the Gentiles, and they to the circumcised.

Ephesians 3:10

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

Ephesians 5:32

This mystery is great; but I am speaking with reference to Christ and the church.

Colossians 1:18

He is also the head of the body, the church; and He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that He Himself will come to have first place in everything.

1 Timothy 3:15

but in case I am delayed, I write so that you will know how one should act in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and support of the truth.

1 Timothy 3:5

(but if a man does not know how to manage his own household, how will he take care of the church of God?),

Hebrews 12:28

Therefore, since we receive a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let’s show gratitude, by which we may offer to God an acceptable service with reverence and awe;

Revelation 11:15

Then the seventh angel sounded; and there were loud voices in heaven, saying, “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ; and He will reign forever and ever.”

Revelation 21:14

And the wall of the city had twelve foundation stones, and on them were the twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.