Matthew 16:18

Peter's Confession At Caesarea Philippi

¹⁷ Then Jesus told him, "How blessed you are, Simon son of Jonah, since flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, though my Father in heaven has. ¹⁸ I tell you that you are Peter, and it is on this rock that I will build my congregation, and the powers of hell will not conquer it. ¹⁹ I will give you the keys to the kingdom from heaven. Whatever you prohibit on earth will have been prohibited in heaven, and whatever you permit on earth will have been permitted in heaven."

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John 1:42

He led Simon to Jesus. Jesus looked at him intently and said, "You are Simon, John's son. You will be called Cephas!" (which is translated "Peter").

Ephesians 2:19-22

That is why you are no longer strangers and foreigners but fellow citizens with the saints and members of God's household,

Colossians 1:18

He is also the head of the body, which is the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that he himself might have first place in everything.

Job 38:17

Have the gates of death been revealed to you? Have you seen the gates of the deepest darkness?

Isaiah 38:10

I said, "Must I leave in the prime of my life? Must I be consigned to the control of Sheol? Bitter are my years!"

Matthew 10:2

These are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon (who is called Peter) and his brother Andrew; James, the son of Zebedee, and his brother John;

Acts 2:47

They were praising God and enjoying the good will of all the people. Every day the Lord was adding to their number those who were being saved.

Revelation 21:14

The wall of the city had twelve foundations, and the twelve names of the twelve apostles of the lamb were written on them.

Genesis 22:17

I will certainly bless you and make your descendants as numerous as the stars in heaven and as the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will take possession of the gates of their enemies.

2 Samuel 18:4

So David responded, "I'll do what you think best." Then he stood alongside the city gate as the army went out in battle array by hundreds and thousands.

Psalm 9:13

Be gracious to me, LORD, take note of my affliction, because of those who hate me. You snatch me away from the gates of death,

Psalm 69:12

The prominent people mock me, composing drinking songs.

Psalm 125:1-2

Those who are trusting in the LORD are like Mount Zion, which cannot be overthrown. They remain forever.

Psalm 127:5

How blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them! He will not be ashamed as they confront their enemies at the city gate. A Song of Ascents

Proverbs 24:7

Wisdom lies beyond reach of the fool; he has nothing to say in court.

Isaiah 28:6

and a spirit of justice to the one who sits in judgment, a source of strength to those who turn back the battle at the gate.

Isaiah 28:16

therefore this is what the LORD God says: "Look! I am laying a foundation stone in Zion, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone for a sure foundation: Whoever believes firmly will not act hastily.

Isaiah 54:17

no weapon that is forged against you will be effective. This is the heritage of the LORD's servants, and their righteousness from me," says the LORD.

Zechariah 6:12-13

Then tell him, "This is what the LORD of the Heavenly Armies says: "Here is the man whose name is The Branch. He will branch out from where he is and will rebuild the Temple of the LORD.

Matthew 11:23

"And you, Capernaum! You won't be lifted up to heaven, will you? You'll go down to Hell! Because if the miracles that happened in you had taken place in Sodom, it would have remained to this day.

Matthew 18:17

If, however, he ignores them, tell it to the congregation. If he also ignores the congregation, regard him as an unbeliever and a tax collector.

John 10:27-30

My sheep hear my voice. I know them, and they follow me.

Acts 8:1

Now Saul heartily approved of putting Stephen to death. That day a severe persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and everyone except for the apostles was scattered throughout the countryside of Judea and Samaria.

Romans 8:33-39

Who will accuse God's elect? It is God who justifies!

1 Corinthians 3:9-11

For we are God's co-workers. You are God's farmland and God's building.

1 Corinthians 15:55

"Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?"

Galatians 2:9

So when James, Cephas, and John (who were reputed to be leaders) recognized the grace that had been given me, they gave Barnabas and me the right hand of fellowship, agreeing that we should go to the gentiles and they to the circumcised.

Ephesians 3:10

He did this so that now, through the church, the wisdom of God in all its variety might be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realm

Ephesians 5:25-27

Husbands, love your wives as the Messiah loved the church and gave himself for it,

Ephesians 5:32

This is a great secret, but I am talking about the Messiah and the church.

1 Timothy 3:5

For if a man does not know how to manage his own family, how can he take care of God's church?

1 Timothy 3:15

in case I am delayed, so that you may know how to behave in God's household, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth.

Hebrews 3:3-4

because he is worthy of greater glory than Moses in the same way that the builder of a house has greater honor than the house itself.

Hebrews 12:28

Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful and worship God in reverence and fear in a way that pleases him.

Revelation 11:15

When the seventh angel blew his trumpet, there were loud voices in heaven, saying, "The world's kingdom has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Messiah, and he will rule forever and ever."

Revelation 21:1-4

Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, because the first heaven and the first earth had disappeared, and the sea was gone.

Psalm 107:18

They loathed all food, and even reached the gates of death.