Matthew 16:17-19

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.
19 I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be[c] bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be[d] loosed in heaven.”

Cross References 6

  • 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
  • 5. Isaiah 22:22; Revelation 3:7
  • 6. Matthew 18:18; John 20:23

Footnotes 4

  • [a]. The Greek word for "Peter" means "rock."
  • [b]. That is, the realm of the dead
  • [c]. Or "will have been"
  • [d]. Or "will have been"
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