Verse 18
`And I also say to thee, that thou art a rock, and upon this rock I will build my assembly, and gates of Hades shall not prevail against it;
Referenced Verses
- Eph 2:19-22 : 19 Then, therefore, ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellow-citizens of the saints, and of the household of God, 20 being built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being chief corner-`stone', 21 in whom all the building fitly framed together doth increase to an holy sanctuary in the Lord, 22 in whom also ye are builded together, for a habitation of God in the Spirit.
- Col 1:18 : 18 And himself is the head of the body -- the assembly -- who is a beginning, a first-born out of the dead, that he might become in all `things' -- himself -- first,
- 1 Cor 3:9-9 : 9 for of God we are fellow-workmen; God's tillage, God's building ye are. 10 According to the grace of God that was given to me, as a wise master-builder, a foundation I have laid, and another doth build on `it', 11 for other foundation no one is able to lay except that which is laid, which is Jesus the Christ;
- 1 Tim 3:15 : 15 and if I delay, that thou mayest know how it behoveth `thee' to conduct thyself in the house of God, which is an assembly of the living God -- a pillar and foundation of the truth,
- Isa 28:16 : 16 Therefore, thus said the Lord Jehovah: `Lo, I am laying a foundation in Zion, A stone -- a tried stone, a corner stone precious, a settled foundation, He who is believing doth not make haste.
- John 1:42 : 42 and he brought him unto Jesus: and having looked upon him, Jesus saith, `Thou art Simon, the son of Jonas, thou shalt be called Cephas,' (which is interpreted, A rock.)
- John 10:27-30 : 27 according as I said to you: My sheep my voice do hear, and I know them, and they follow me, 28 and life age-during I give to them, and they shall not perish -- to the age, and no one shall pluck them out of my hand; 29 my Father, who hath given to me, is greater than all, and no one is able to pluck out of the hand of my Father; 30 I and the Father are one.'
- Acts 2:47 : 47 praising God, and having favour with all the people, and the Lord was adding those being saved every day to the assembly.
- Isa 54:17 : 17 No weapon formed against thee prospereth, And every tongue rising against thee, In judgment thou condemnest. This `is' the inheritance of the servants of Jehovah, And their righteousness from me, an affirmation of Jehovah!
- Eph 5:25-27 : 25 The husbands! love your own wives, as also the Christ did love the assembly, and did give himself for it, 26 that he might sanctify it, having cleansed `it' with the bathing of the water in the saying, 27 that he might present it to himself the assembly in glory, not having spot or wrinkle, or any of such things, but that it may be holy and unblemished;
- Eph 3:10 : 10 that there might be made known now to the principalities and the authorities in the heavenly `places', through the assembly, the manifold wisdom of God,
- Matt 11:23 : 23 `And thou, Capernaum, which unto the heaven wast exalted, unto hades shalt be brought down, because if in Sodom had been done the mighty works that were done in thee, it had remained unto this day;
- Matt 18:17 : 17 `And if he may not hear them, say `it' to the assembly, and if also the assembly he may not hear, let him be to thee as the heathen man and the tax-gatherer.
- Ps 125:1-2 : 1 A Song of the Ascents. Those trusting in Jehovah `are' as Mount Zion, It is not moved -- to the age it abideth. 2 Jerusalem! mountains `are' round about her, And Jehovah `is' round about His people, From henceforth even unto the age.
- Rev 21:14 : 14 and the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
- Gal 2:9 : 9 and having known the grace that was given to me, James, and Cephas, and John, who were esteemed to be pillars, a right hand of fellowship they did give to me, and to Barnabas, that we to the nations, and they to the circumcision `may go',
- Rev 21:1-4 : 1 And I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth did pass away, and the sea is not any more; 2 and I, John, saw the holy city -- new Jerusalem -- coming down from God out of the heaven, made ready as a bride adorned for her husband; 3 and I heard a great voice out of the heaven, saying, `Lo, the tabernacle of God `is' with men, and He will tabernacle with them, and they shall be His peoples, and God Himself shall be with them -- their God, 4 and God shall wipe away every tear from their eyes, and the death shall not be any more, nor sorrow, nor crying, nor shall there be any more pain, because the first things did go away.'
- Gen 22:17 : 17 that blessing I bless thee, and multiplying I multiply thy seed as stars of the heavens, and as sand which `is' on the sea-shore; and thy seed doth possess the gate of his enemies;
- Job 38:17 : 17 Revealed to thee were the gates of death? And the gates of death-shade dost thou see?
- Zech 6:12-13 : 12 and hast spoken unto him, saying: Thus spake Jehovah of Hosts, saying: Lo, a man! A Shoot -- `is' his name, And from his place he doth shoot up, And he hath built the temple of Jehovah. 13 Yea, he doth build the temple of Jehovah, And he doth bear away honour, And he hath sat and ruled on His throne, And hath been a priest on His throne, And a counsel of peace is between both.
- Matt 10:2 : 2 And of the twelve apostles the names are these: first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James of Zebedee, and John his brother;
- Isa 38:10 : 10 `I -- I said in the cutting off of my days, I go in to the gates of Sheol, I have numbered the remnant of mine years.
- Rom 8:33-39 : 33 Who shall lay a charge against the choice ones of God? God `is' He that is declaring righteous, 34 who `is' he that is condemning? Christ `is' He that died, yea, rather also, was raised up; who is also on the right hand of God -- who also doth intercede for us. 35 Who shall separate us from the love of the Christ? tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? 36 (according as it hath been written -- `For Thy sake we are put to death all the day long, we were reckoned as sheep of slaughter,') 37 but in all these we more than conquer, through him who loved us; 38 for I am persuaded that neither death, nor life, nor messengers, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, 39 nor things about to be, nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of god, that `is' in Christ Jesus our Lord.
- Eph 5:32 : 32 this secret is great, and I speak in regard to Christ and to the assembly;
- Heb 3:3-4 : 3 for of more glory than Moses hath this one been counted worthy, inasmuch as more honour than the house hath he who doth build it, 4 for every house is builded by some one, and He who the all things did build `is' God,
- Heb 12:28 : 28 wherefore, a kingdom that cannot be shaken receiving, may we have grace, through which we may serve God well-pleasingly, with reverence and religious fear;
- Rev 11:15 : 15 And the seventh messenger did sound, and there came great voices in the heaven, saying, `The kingdoms of the world did become `those' of our Lord and of His Christ, and he shall reign to the ages of the ages!'
- 1 Tim 3:5 : 5 (and if any one his own house `how' to lead hath not known, how an assembly of God shall he take care of?)
- Isa 28:6 : 6 And for a spirit of judgment To him who is sitting in the judgment, And for might `to' those turning back the battle to the gate.
- 1 Cor 15:55 : 55 where, O Death, thy sting? where, O Hades, thy victory?'
- Acts 8:1 : 1 And Saul was assenting to his death, and there came in that day a great persecution upon the assembly in Jerusalem, all also were scattered abroad in the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles;
- Ps 9:13 : 13 Favour me, O Jehovah, See mine affliction by those hating me, Thou who liftest me up from the gates of death,
- Ps 69:12 : 12 Those sitting at the gate meditate concerning me, And those drinking strong drink, Play on instruments.
- 2 Sam 18:4 : 4 And the king saith unto them, `That which is good in your eyes I do;' and the king standeth at the side of the gate, and all the people have gone out by hundreds and by thousands,
- Ps 127:5 : 5 O the happiness of the man Who hath filled his quiver with them, They are not ashamed, For they speak with enemies in the gate!
- Prov 24:7 : 7 Wisdom `is' high for a fool, In the gate he openeth not his mouth.
- Ps 107:18 : 18 All food doth their soul abominate, And they come nigh unto the gates of death,