17 Jesus answered and said to him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, (A)for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but (B)My Father who is in heaven. 18 And I also say to you that (C)you are Peter, and (D)on this rock I will build My church, and (E)the gates of Hades shall not [a]prevail against it.

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  1. Matthew 16:18 be victorious

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.

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  1. Matthew 16:18 The Greek word for Peter means rock.
  2. Matthew 16:18 That is, the realm of the dead