Matthew 16:18
I also tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church and the powers of death won't overcome it.
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2 Samuel 18:4“I will do whatever you think best,” the king replied. The king stood beside the gate while all his men marched out by hundreds and by thousands.
Psalms 9:13Be gracious to me, Lord! Look at how my enemies are persecuting me! Grab me back from the gates of death,
Psalms 107:18They didn't want to eat; they were at death's door.
Psalms 127:5Happy is the father who fills his quiver with them! Such fathers will not be embarrassed when they confront their enemies at the city gate.
Isaiah 28:6He will be an inspiration to the judges to do what's right, and he will encourage those who fight off the attacks on the gate.
Isaiah 38:10I said to myself, “Do I have to go to my death just as my life is going well? Why can't I count on the rest 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 →