Matthew 16:17-18

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17 Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by my Father in heaven.

18 And I tell you that you are Peter,^[a] and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades^[b] will not overcome it.

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Matthew 16:24

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1. 1 Corinthians 15:50; Galatians 1:16; Ephesians 6:12; Hebrews 2:14
2. S Matthew 13:11
3. John 1:42
4. S Ephesians 2:20

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[a] The Greek word for "Peter" means "rock."
[b] That is, the realm of the dead

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