Matthew 16:18
And I say to thee: That thou art Peter; and upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
Douay-Rheims 1899
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2 Samuel 18:4And the king said to them: What seemeth good to you, that will I do. And the king stood by the gate: and all the people went forth by their troops, by hundreds and by thousands.
Psalms 9:13For requiring their blood he hath remembered the: he hath not forgotten the cry of the poor.
Psalms 107:18Their soul abhorred all manner of meat: and they drew nigh even to the gates of death.
Psalms 127:5They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.
Isaiah 28:6And a spirit of judgment to him that sitteth in judgment, and strength to them that return out of the battle to the gate.
Isaiah 38:10I said: In the midst of my days I shall go to the gates of hell: I sought for the residue 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 →