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Matthew 16:16-18
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Matthew 16:16-18
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16 Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.”
17 Jesus answered, “You are blessed, Simon son of Jonah. No one taught you that. My Father in heaven showed you who I am. 18 So I tell you, you are Peter.[a] And I will build my church on this rock. The power of death[b] will not be able to defeat my church.
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- Matthew 16:18 Peter The Greek name “Peter,” like the Aramaic name “Cephas,” means “rock.”
- Matthew 16:18 power of death Literally, “gates of Hades.”
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