Matthew 16:18

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And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it.

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  • Eph 2:19-22 : 19 So then, you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of God's household, 20 built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the cornerstone. 21 In Him the whole structure is joined together and grows into a holy temple in the Lord. 22 And in Him you too are being built together to become a dwelling place for God in the Spirit.
  • Col 1:18 : 18 And He is the head of the body, the church; He is the beginning, the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything He might have the supremacy.
  • 1 Cor 3:9-9 : 9 For we are God’s coworkers; you are God’s field, God’s building. 10 According to the grace God has given me, like a wise master builder, I laid a foundation, and another is building on it. But each one should be careful how they build. 11 For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ.
  • 1 Tim 3:15 : 15 But if I delay, you will know how one ought to behave in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth.
  • Isa 28:16 : 16 Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: 'Behold, I am laying a stone in Zion, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation. The one who believes will not panic.'
  • John 1:42 : 42 Then he brought him to Jesus, who looked at him and said, 'You are Simon son of Jonah. You will be called Cephas' (which when translated is Peter).
  • John 10:27-30 : 27 My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. 28 I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one will snatch them out of my hand. 29 My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all; no one can snatch them out of my Father's hand. 30 I and the Father are one.
  • Acts 2:47 : 47 praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added daily to their numbers those who were being saved.
  • Isa 54:17 : 17 No weapon formed against you will succeed, and you will refute every tongue that rises against you in judgment. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their vindication is from Me, declares the Lord.
  • Eph 5:25-27 : 25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her, 26 to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing of water through the word, 27 and to present her to Himself as a glorious church, without stain or wrinkle or any such blemish, but holy and blameless.
  • Eph 3:10 : 10 so that now the manifold wisdom of God might be made known through the church to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly places,
  • Matt 11:23 : 23 And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted to the heavens? No, you will be brought down to Hades. For if the miracles that were performed in you had been done in Sodom, it would have remained to this day.
  • Matt 18:17 : 17 If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church; and if he refuses to listen even to the church, treat him as you would a pagan or a tax collector.
  • Ps 125:1-2 : 1 A song of ascents. Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion, which cannot be moved but remains forever. 2 As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the LORD surrounds His people, from this time forth and forevermore.
  • Rev 21:14 : 14 The wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them were the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
  • Gal 2:9 : 9 And recognizing the grace given to me, James, Cephas, and John, who were esteemed as pillars, gave the right hand of fellowship to me and Barnabas, so that we should go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised.
  • Rev 21:1-4 : 1 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. 2 And I, John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. 3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, 'Behold, the dwelling place of God is with humanity. He will dwell with them, and they will be His people, and God Himself will be with them as their God.' 4 He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.
  • Gen 22:17 : 17 I will surely bless you and will greatly multiply your offspring like the stars of the heavens and like the sand on the seashore, and your offspring will possess the gates of their enemies.
  • Job 38:17 : 17 Have the gates of death been shown to you? Have you seen the gates of deepest darkness?
  • Zech 6:12-13 : 12 Tell him: This is what the LORD of Hosts says: "Here is a man whose name is Branch; He will branch out from His place and build the temple of the LORD. 13 Yes, it is He who will build the temple of the LORD, and He will bear majesty; He will sit and rule on His throne. And He will be a priest on His throne, and there will be a peaceful council between the two of them."
  • Matt 10:2 : 2 These are the names of the twelve apostles: First, Simon, also called Peter, and Andrew, his brother; James, son of Zebedee, and John, his brother;
  • Isa 38:10 : 10 I said, "In the prime of my life I must go through the gates of Sheol; I am deprived of the rest of my years."
  • Rom 8:33-39 : 33 Who will bring any charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies. 34 Who then is the one who condemns? No one. Christ Jesus who died—more than that, who was raised to life—is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us. 35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? 36 As it is written: 'For Your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.' 37 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. 38 For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor rulers, neither powers, neither things present nor things to come, 39 neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
  • Eph 5:32 : 32 This mystery is great—but I am speaking about Christ and the church.
  • Heb 3:3-4 : 3 For Jesus has been found worthy of greater glory than Moses, just as the builder of a house has greater honor than the house itself. 4 For every house is built by someone, but the builder of all things is God.
  • Heb 12:28 : 28 Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe,
  • Rev 11:15 : 15 The seventh angel sounded 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 forever and ever."
  • 1 Tim 3:5 : 5 (For if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he take care of God’s church?)
  • Isa 28:6 : 6 He will also be a spirit of justice for those who sit in judgment and a source of strength for those who turn back the battle at the gate.
  • 1 Cor 15:55 : 55 Where, O death, is your sting? Where, O grave, is your victory?
  • Acts 8:1 : 1 Saul was in full agreement with his execution. On that day, a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all the believers, except the apostles, were scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria.
  • Ps 9:13 : 13 For he who avenges blood remembers them; he does not ignore the cries of the afflicted.
  • Ps 69:12 : 12 I wore sackcloth as my clothing and became a byword to them.
  • 2 Sam 18:4 : 4 The king said to them, 'I will do whatever seems best to you.' So the king stood beside the gate while all the troops marched out by hundreds and thousands.
  • Ps 127:5 : 5 Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them. They will not be put to shame when they confront their enemies at the gate.
  • Prov 24:7 : 7 Wisdom is too high for a fool; in the gate he does not open his mouth.
  • Ps 107:18 : 18 They loathed all food and drew near to the gates of death.

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