Matthew 16:17-18
English Standard Version
17 And Jesus answered him, (A)“Blessed are you, (B)Simon Bar-Jonah! For (C)flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, (D)but my Father who is in heaven. 18 And I tell you, (E)you are Peter, and (F)on this rock[a] I will build my church, and (G)the gates of (H)hell[b] shall not prevail against it.
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- Matthew 16:18 The Greek words for Peter and rock sound similar
- Matthew 16:18 Greek the gates of Hades
Matthew 16:17-18
New International Version
17 Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood,(A) but by my Father in heaven.(B) 18 And I tell you that you are Peter,[a](C) and on this rock I will build my church,(D) and the gates of Hades[b] will not overcome it.
Footnotes
- Matthew 16:18 The Greek word for Peter means rock.
- Matthew 16:18 That is, the realm of the dead
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