I will indeed bless you and make your offspring as numerous as the stars of the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your offspring will possess the city gates of their enemies.
Matthew 16:18 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overpower it. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And I tell you, you are Peter [Greek, Petros–a large piece of rock], and on this rock [Greek, petra–a huge rock like Gibraltar] I will build My church, and the gates of Hades (the powers of the infernal region) shall not overpower it [or be strong to its detriment or hold out against it]. American Standard Version (1901) And I also say unto thee, that thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it. Common English Bible I tell you that you are Peter. And I’ll build my church on this rock. The gates of the underworld won’t be able to stand against it. Catholic Public Domain Version And I say 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. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And I say to thee: That thou art Peter; and upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. |
I will indeed bless you and make your offspring as numerous as the stars of the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your offspring will possess the city gates of their enemies.
‘I will do whatever you think is best,’ the king replied to them. So he stood beside the city gate while all the troops marched out by hundreds and thousands.
Have the gates of death been revealed to you? Have you seen the gates of deep darkness?
Wisdom is inaccessible to a fool; he does not open his mouth at the city gate.
Therefore the Lord God said: ‘Look, I have laid a stone in Zion, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation; the one who believes will be unshakable. ,
a spirit of justice to the one who sits in judgement, and strength to those who repel attacks at the city gate.
I said: In the prime of my life I must go to the gates of Sheol; I am deprived of the rest of my years.
No weapon formed against you will succeed, and you will refute any accusation raised against you in court. This is the heritage of the Lord’s servants, and their vindication is from me.’ This is the Lord’s declaration.
I sank to the foundations of the mountains, the earth’s gates shut behind me for ever! Then you raised my life from the Pit, Lord my God!
These are the names of the twelve apostles: First, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;
And you, Capernaum, will you be exalted to heaven? No, you will go down to Hades. For if the miracles that were done in you had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until today.
If he doesn’t pay attention to them, tell the church. , If he doesn’t pay attention even to the church, let him be like a Gentile and a tax collector to you.
As he was walking along the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon (who is called Peter), and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea #– #for they were fishermen.
‘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.
and he brought Simon to Jesus. When Jesus saw him, he said, ‘You are Simon, son of John. You will be called Cephas’ (which is translated ‘Peter’ ).
praising God and enjoying the favour of all the people. Every day the Lord added to their number those who were being saved.
Be on guard for yourselves and for all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has appointed you as overseers, to shepherd the church of God, which he purchased with his own blood.
Saul agreed with putting him to death. On that day a severe persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout the land of Judea and Samaria.
When James, Cephas, , and John #– #those recognised as pillars #– #acknowledged the grace that had been given to me, they gave the right hand of fellowship to me and Barnabas, agreeing that we should go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised.
This is so that God’s multi-faceted wisdom may now be made known through the church to the rulers and authorities in the heavens.
This mystery is profound, but I am talking about Christ and the church.
He is also the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that he might come to have first place in everything.
But if I should be delayed, I have written so that you will know how people ought to conduct themselves in God’s household, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth.
(If anyone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he take care of God’s church?)
Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful. By it, we may serve God acceptably, with reverence and awe,
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 will reign for ever and ever.
The city wall had twelve foundations, and the twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb were on the foundations.