Matthew 16:18
And I say to you, that you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my Church, and the gates of Hell shall not prevail against it.
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2 Samuel 18:4And the king said to them, “I will do whatever seems good to you.” Therefore, the king stood beside the gate. And the people went out by their troops, by hundreds and by thousands.
Psalms 9:13Because of those who yearned for their blood, he has remembered them. He has not forgotten the cry of the poor.
Psalms 127:5May the Lord bless you from Zion, and may you see the good things of Jerusalem, all the days of your life.
Isaiah 28:6And he will be the spirit of judgment for those who sit in judgment, and the strength of those who return from war to the gates.
Isaiah 38:10“I said: In the middle of my days, I will go to the gates of Hell. So I sought the remainder of my years.
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 →