Matthew 16:18
And I say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock will my church be based, and the doors of hell will not overcome it.
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2 Samuel 18:4And the king said to them, I will do whatever seems best to you. So the king took his place by the door of the town, and all the people went out by hundreds and by thousands.
Psalms 9:13\9:12\When he makes search for blood, he has them in his memory: he is not without thought for the cry of the poor.
Psalms 107:18They are disgusted by all food, and they come near to the doors of death.
Psalms 127:5Happy is the man who has a good store of them; he will not be put to shame, but his cause will be supported by them against his haters.
Isaiah 28:6And a spirit of wisdom to the judge, and strength to those who keep back the attackers at the door of the town.
Isaiah 38:10I said, In the quiet of my days I am going down into the underworld: the rest of my years are being taken away from me.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 16:14-21
Christ's Conference with His Disciples. 13 When Jesus came into the coasts of Cæsarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am? 14 And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets. 15 He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? 16 And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. 17 And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-jona: for flesh and blood… Read the whole commentary →