Matthew 16:18
And, I also, unto thee, say—Thou, art Peter,—and, upon this rock, will I build my assembly, and, the gates of hades, shall not prevail against it.
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2 Samuel 18:4And the king said unto them, Whatever is best in your eyes, I will do. And the king stood beside the gate, while, all the people, came out by hundreds and by thousands.
Psalms 9:13Show me favour, O Yahweh! Behold my humiliation due to them who hate me, Lift me on high out of the gates of death;
Psalms 107:18All manner of food, their soul abhorreth, and so they draw near unto the gates of death,
Psalms 127:5How happy the man who hath filled his quiver with them! They will not be ashamed, but will speak with enemies in the gate.
Isaiah 28:6Even a spirit of justice—to him that presideth over justice, And strength to them who would turn back the battle at the gate.
Isaiah 38:10I, said—In the noontide of my days, I must enter the gates of hades,—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 →