Matthew 16:18

New Century Version

So I tell you, you are Peter. On this rock I will build my church, and the power of death will not be able to defeat it.

Cross References

Genesis 22:17

I will surely bless you and give you many descendants. They will be as many as the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore, and they will capture the cities of their enemies.

2 Samuel 18:4

The king said to his people, “I will do what you think is best.” So the king stood at the side of the gate as the army went out in groups of a hundred and a thousand.

Job 38:17

Have the gates of death been opened to you? Have you seen the gates of the deep darkness?

Psalm 107:18

They refused to eat anything, so they almost died.

Psalm 127:5

Happy is the man who has his bag full of arrows. They will not be defeated when they fight their enemies at the city gate.

Psalm 129:2

They have treated me badly all my life, but they have not defeated me.

Psalm 69:12

They make fun of me in public places, and the drunkards make up songs about me.

Psalm 9:13

Lord, have mercy on me. See how my enemies hurt me. Do not let me go through the gates of death.

Proverbs 24:7

Foolish people cannot understand wisdom. They have nothing to say in a discussion.

Isaiah 28:16

Because of these things, this is what the Lord God says: “I will put a stone in the ground in Jerusalem, a tested stone. Everything will be built on this important and precious rock. Anyone who trusts in it will never be disappointed.

Isaiah 28:6

Then he will give wisdom to the judges who must decide cases and strength to those who battle at the city gate.

Isaiah 38:10

I said, “I am in the middle of my life. Do I have to go through the gates of death? Will I have the rest of my life taken away from me?”

Isaiah 54:17

So no weapon that is used against you will defeat you. You will show that those who speak against you are wrong. These are the good things my servants receive. Their victory comes from me,” says the Lord.

Jonah 2:6

When I went down to where the mountains of the sea start to rise, I thought I was locked in this prison forever, but you saved me from the pit of death, Lord my God.

Matthew 10:2

These are the names of the twelve apostles: Simon (also called Peter) and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee, and his brother John;

Matthew 11:23

And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be thrown down to the depths. If the miracles I did in you had happened in Sodom, its people would have stopped sinning, and it would still be a city today.

Matthew 18:17

If he refuses to listen to them, tell the church. If he refuses to listen to the church, then treat him like a person who does not believe in God or like a tax collector.

Matthew 4:18

As Jesus was walking by Lake Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon (called Peter) and his brother Andrew. They were throwing a net into the lake because they were fishermen.

Matthew 7:24

“Everyone who hears my words and obeys them is like a wise man who built his house on rock.

John 1:42

Then Andrew took Simon to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, “You are Simon son of John. You will be called Cephas.” (“Cephas” means “Peter.”)

Acts 2:47

They praised God and were liked by all the people. Every day the Lord added those who were being saved to the group of believers.

Acts 20:28

Be careful for yourselves and for all the people the Holy Spirit has given to you to oversee. You must be like shepherds to the church of God, which he bought with the death of his own son.

Acts 8:1

Saul agreed that the killing of Stephen was good. On that day the church of Jerusalem began to be persecuted, and all the believers, except the apostles, were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria.

1 Corinthians 15:55

“Death, where is your victory? Death, where is your pain?”

Galatians 2:9

James, Peter, and John, who seemed to be the leaders, understood that God had given me this special grace, so they accepted Barnabas and me. They agreed that they would go to the Jewish people and that we should go to those who are not Jewish.

Ephesians 3:10

His purpose was that through the church all the rulers and powers in the heavenly world will now know God’s wisdom, which has so many forms.

Ephesians 5:32

That secret is very important—I am talking about Christ and the church.

Colossians 1:18

He is the head of the body, which is the church. Everything comes from him. He is the first one who was raised from the dead. So in all things Jesus has first place.

1 Timothy 3:15

Then, even if I am delayed, you will know how to live in the family of God. That family is the church of the living God, the support and foundation of the truth.

1 Timothy 3:5

(If someone does not know how to lead the family, how can that person take care of God’s church?)

Hebrews 12:28

So let us be thankful, because we have a kingdom that cannot be shaken. We should worship God in a way that pleases him with respect and fear,

Revelation 11:15

Then the seventh angel blew his trumpet. And there were loud voices in heaven, saying: “The power to rule the world now belongs to our Lord and his Christ, and he will rule forever and ever.”

Revelation 21:14

The walls of the city were built on twelve foundation stones, and on the stones were written the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.