Matthew 16:18

The English Standar Version

And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock[2] I will build my church, and the gates of hell[3] shall not prevail against it.

Cross References

Isaiah 28:16

therefore thus says the Lord GOD, "Behold, I am the one who has laid[3] as a foundation in Zion, a stone, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, of a sure foundation: 'Whoever believes will not be in haste.'

Colossians 1:18

And he is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in everything he might be preeminent.

John 1:42

He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, "So you are Simon the son of John? You shall be called Cephas" (which means Peter[9] ).

Hebrews 12:28

Therefore let us be grateful for receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, and thus let us offer to God acceptable worship, with reverence and awe,

Acts 2:47

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

1 Timothy 3:15

if I delay, you may know how one ought to behave in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, a pillar and buttress of truth.

Isaiah 54:17

no weapon that is fashioned against you shall succeed, and you shall confute every tongue that rises against you in judgment. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD and their vindication[5] from me, declares the LORD."

Ephesians 5:32

This mystery is profound, and I am saying that it refers to Christ and the church.

Ephesians 3:10

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

Proverbs 24:7

Wisdom is too high for a fool; in the gate he does not open his mouth.

Job 38:17

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

Revelation 21:14

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

Acts 8:1

And Saul approved of his execution. And there arose on that day a great persecution against the church in Jerusalem, and they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.

Psalm 9:13

Be gracious to me, O LORD! See my affliction from those who hate me, O you who lift me up from the gates of death,

1 Timothy 3:5

for if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he care for God's church?

Galatians 2:9

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

Matthew 18:17

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

Matthew 11:23

And you, Capernaum, will you be exalted to heaven? You will be brought down to Hades. For if the mighty works done in you had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.

Matthew 10:2

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;

Psalm 69:12

I am the talk of those who sit in the gate, and the drunkards make songs about me.

Genesis 22:17

I will surely bless you, and I will surely multiply your offspring as the stars of heaven and as the sand that is on the seashore. And your offspring shall possess the gate of his[4] enemies,

Revelation 11:15

Then the seventh angel blew his trumpet, 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 shall reign forever and ever."

1 Corinthians 15:55

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

Isaiah 38:10

I said, In the middle[4] of my days I must depart; I am consigned to the gates of Sheol for the rest of my years.

Isaiah 28:6

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

Psalm 107:18

they loathed any kind of food, and they drew near to the gates of death.

2 Samuel 18:4

The king said to them, "Whatever seems best to you I will do." So the king stood at the side of the gate, while all the army marched out by hundreds and by thousands.

Psalm 127:5

Blessed is the man who fills his quiver with them! He shall not be put to shame when he speaks with his enemies in the gate.[2]

Psalm 129:2

"Greatly have they afflicted me from my youth, yet they have not prevailed against me.

Jonah 2:6

at the roots of the mountains. I went down to the land whose bars closed upon me forever; yet you brought up my life from the pit, O LORD my God.

Matthew 4:18

While walking by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon (who is called Peter) and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.

Matthew 7:24

"Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock.

Acts 20:28

Pay careful attention to yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to care for the church of God,[3] which he obtained with his own blood.[4]