Matthew 16:18
I also say to you that you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church. The gates of Hades will not prevail against it.
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2 Samuel 18:4So the king answered them, “I will do whatever seems best to you.” The king stood by the city gate while all the army went out by hundreds and by thousands.
Psalms 9:13Have mercy on me, Yahweh; see how I am oppressed by those who hate me, 1 you who can snatch me from the gates of death. 1
Psalms 107:18They lost their desire to eat any food, 1 and they came close to the gates of death. 1
Psalms 127:5How blessed is the man that has his quiver full of them. 1 He will not be put to shame 1 when he confronts his enemies in the gate.
Isaiah 28:6a spirit of justice for him who sits in judgment, and strength for those who turn back their enemies at their gates. 1
Isaiah 38:10“I said that halfway through my life 1 I will go through the gates of Sheol; I am sent there for the rest of my years. 1
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 →