Matthew 16:17-18

17 And Jesus said to him, "Blessed are you, ¹Simon Barjona, because ²flesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but My Father who is in heaven.

18 "I also say to you that you are ³Peter, and upon this rock I will build My church; and the gates of ⁴Hades will not overpower it.

Cross References

• 1. John 1:42; John 21:15-17
• 2. 1 Corinthians 15:50; Galatians 1:16; Ephesians 6:12; Hebrews 2:14
• 3. Matthew 4:18
• 4. Matthew 11:23

Footnotes

• [a]. I.e. son of Jonah
• [b]. Gr "Petros," a stone
• [c]. Gr "petra," large rock; bed-rock