Matthew 16:18-19

18 And I tell you, ¹you are Peter, and ²on this rock^[a] I will build my church, and ³the gates of ⁴hell^[b] shall not prevail against it.

19 I will give you ⁵the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and ⁶whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed^[c] in heaven."

Cross References

• 1. [Matthew 10:2; John 1:42]
• 2. Ephesians 2:20; Revelation 21:14; [Matthew 7:24]
• 3. Job 38:17; Isaiah 38:10
• 4. See Matthew 11:23
• 5. [Isaiah 22:22; Revelation 1:18; Revelation 3:7]
• 6. [Matthew 18:18; John 20:23]

Footnotes

• [a]. The Greek words for Peter and rock sound similar
• [b]. Greek the gates of Hades
• [c]. Or shall have been bound... shall have been loosed