Matthew 16:18
I also tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell will not prevail against it.
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2 Samuel 18:4The king said to them, "I will do what seems best to you."The king stood beside the gate, and all the people went out by hundreds and by thousands.
Psalms 9:13Have mercy on me, Lord.See my affliction by those who hate me,and lift me up from the gates of death;
Psalms 107:18Their soul abhors all kinds of food.They draw near to the gates of death.
Psalms 127:5Happy is the man who has his quiver full of them.They won't be disappointed when they speak with their enemies in the gate.
Isaiah 28:6and a spirit of justice to him who sits in judgment, and strength to those who turn back the battle at the gate.
Isaiah 38:10I said, "In the middle of my life I go into the gates of Sheol.I am deprived of 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 →