Matthew 16:18

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Matthew 16:16–20 · Berean Standard Bible

16 Simon Peter answered, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”

17 Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah! For this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by My Father in heaven.

18 And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.

19 I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven. Whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.”

20 Then He admonished the disciples not to tell anyone that He was the Christ.

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Matthew 10:2

These are the names of the twelve apostles: first Simon, called Peter, and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee, and his brother John;

John 1:42

Andrew brought him to Jesus, who looked at him and said, “You are Simon son of John. You will be called Cephas” (which is translated as Peter).

Galatians 2:9

And recognizing the grace that I had been given, James, Cephas, and John—those reputed to be pillars—gave me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, so that we should go to the Gentiles, and they to the circumcised.

Isaiah 28:16

So this is what the Lord GOD says: “See, I lay a stone in Zion, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation; the one who believes will never be shaken.

1 Corinthians 3:10

By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as an expert builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one must be careful how he builds.

1 Corinthians 3:11

For no one can lay a foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ.

Ephesians 2:19

Therefore you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of God’s household,

Ephesians 2:20

built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the cornerstone.

Ephesians 2:21

In Him the whole building is fitted together and grows into a holy temple in the Lord.

Ephesians 2:22

And in Him you too are being built together into a dwelling place for God in His Spirit.

Revelation 21:14

The wall of the city had twelve foundations bearing the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

Zechariah 6:12

And you are to tell him that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Here is a man whose name is the Branch, and He will branch out from His place and build the temple of the LORD.

Zechariah 6:13

Yes, He will build the temple of the LORD; He will be clothed in splendor and will sit on His throne and rule. And He will be a priest on His throne, and there will be peaceful counsel between the two.’

1 Corinthians 3:9

For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, God’s building.

Hebrews 3:3

For Jesus has been counted worthy of greater glory than Moses, just as the builder of a house has greater honor than the house itself.

Hebrews 3:4

And every house is built by someone, but God is the builder of everything.

Matthew 18:17

If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, regard him as you would a pagan or a tax collector.

Acts 2:47

praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.

Acts 8:1

And Saul was there, giving approval to Stephen’s death. On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria.

Ephesians 3:10

His purpose was that now, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God should be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms,

Ephesians 5:25

Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her

Ephesians 5:26

to sanctify her, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word,

Ephesians 5:27

and to present her to Himself as a glorious church, without stain or wrinkle or any such blemish, but holy and blameless.

Ephesians 5:32

This mystery is profound, but I am speaking about Christ and the church.

Colossians 1:18

And He is the head of the body, the church; He is the beginning and firstborn from among the dead, so that in all things He may have preeminence.

1 Timothy 3:5

For if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how can he care for the church of God?

1 Timothy 3:15

in case I am delayed, so that you will know how each one must conduct himself in God’s household, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth.

Genesis 22:17

I will surely bless you, and I will multiply your descendants like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will possess the gates of their enemies.

2 Samuel 18:4

“I will do whatever seems best to you,” the king replied. So he stood beside the gate, while all the troops marched out by hundreds and by thousands.

Job 38:17

Have the gates of death been revealed to you? Have you seen the gates of the shadow of death?

Psalms 9:13

Be merciful to me, O LORD; see how my enemies afflict me! Lift me up from the gates of death,

Psalms 69:12

Those who sit at the gate mock me, and I am the song of drunkards.

Psalms 107:18

They loathed all food and drew near to the gates of death.

Psalms 127:5

Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them. He will not be put to shame when he confronts the enemies at the gate.

Proverbs 24:7

Wisdom is too high for a fool; he does not open his mouth in the meeting place.

Isaiah 28:6

a spirit of justice to him who sits in judgment, and a strength to those who repel the onslaught at the gate.

Isaiah 38:10

I said, “In the prime of my life I must go through the gates of Sheol and be deprived of the remainder of my years.”

1 Corinthians 15:55

“Where, O Death, is your victory? Where, O Death, is your sting?”

Psalms 125:1

Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion. It cannot be moved; it abides forever.

Psalms 125:2

As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the LORD surrounds His people, both now and forevermore.

Isaiah 54:17

No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their vindication is from Me,” declares the LORD.

John 10:27

My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and they follow Me.

John 10:28

I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them out of My hand.

John 10:29

My Father who has given them to Me is greater than all. No one can snatch them out of My Father’s hand.

John 10:30

I and the Father are one.”

Romans 8:33

Who will bring any charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies.

Romans 8:34

Who is there to condemn us? For Christ Jesus, who died, and more than that was raised to life, is at the right hand of God—and He is interceding for us.

Romans 8:35

Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or distress or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword?

Romans 8:36

As it is written: “For Your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.”

Romans 8:37

No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.

Romans 8:38

For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor principalities, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers,

Romans 8:39

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.

Hebrews 12:28

Therefore, since we are receiving an unshakable kingdom, let us be filled with gratitude, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe.

Revelation 11:15

Then the seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and loud voices called out in heaven: “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He will reign forever and ever.”

Revelation 21:1

Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and earth had passed away, and the sea was no more.

Revelation 21:2

I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

Revelation 21:3

And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying: “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man, and He will dwell with them. They will be His people, and God Himself will be with them as their God.

Revelation 21:4

‘He will wipe away every tear from their eyes,’ and there will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the former things have passed away.”