Matthew 16:18 Themes and Topics

What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light: and what ye hear in the ear, that preach ye on the housetops. Verse Concepts

And Jesus answered, and said to him, "Happy art thou, Simon the son of Jonas, for flesh and blood hath not opened unto thee that, but my father which is in heaven. And I say also unto thee, that thou art Peter. And upon this rock, I will build my congregation: and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatsoever thou bindest upon earth, it shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou loosest on earth, it shall be loosed in heaven."

Then opened he their wits, that they might understand the scriptures, Verse Concepts

until the day in the which he was taken up; after that he, through the holy ghost, had given commandments unto the apostles, which he had chosen: Verse Concepts

Then Saul, which also is called Paul, being full of the holy ghost, set his eyes on him, and said, Verse Concepts

and had favour with all the people, and the Lord added to the congregation daily such as should be saved. Verse Concepts

If therefore when all the congregation is come together, and all speak with tongues, there come in they that are unlearned, or they which believe not: will they not say that ye are out of your wits? Verse Concepts

And I say also unto thee, that thou art Peter. And upon this rock, I will build my congregation: and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. Verse Concepts

If he hear not them, tell it unto the congregation: if he hear not the congregation, take him as a heathen man, and as a publican. Verse Concepts

First of all, when ye come together in the congregation, I hear that there is dissension among you: And I partly believe it. Verse Concepts

Yet had I rather, in the congregation, to speak five words with my mind to the information of others, rather than ten thousand words with the tongue. Verse Concepts

But if there be no interpreter, let him keep silence in the congregation, and let him speak to himself, and to God. Verse Concepts

For God is not causer of strife: but of peace, as he is in all other congregations of the saints. Let your wives keep silence in the congregations. For it is not permitted unto them to speak: but let them be under obedience, as saith the law.

For I am the least of all the apostles, which am not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the congregation of God: Verse Concepts

For ye have heard of my conversation in times past in the Jews' ways, how that beyond measure I persecuted the congregation of God, and spoiled it: Verse Concepts

and are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets - Jesus Christ being the head cornerstone - Verse Concepts

And I say also unto thee, that thou art Peter. And upon this rock, I will build my congregation: and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. Verse Concepts

Paul, Silvanus and Timothy. Unto the congregation of the Thessalonians, in God the father, and in the Lord Jesus Christ. Grace be with you, and peace from God our father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ. Verse Concepts

But and if I tarry long, that then thou mayst yet have knowledge how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the congregation of the living God, the pillar and ground of truth. Verse Concepts

According to the grace of God given unto me, as a wise builder have I laid the foundation; and another hath built thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth upon. Verse Concepts

in whom every building coupled together, groweth unto a holy temple in the Lord, Verse Concepts

And I say also unto thee, that thou art Peter. And upon this rock, I will build my congregation: and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. Verse Concepts

and ye, as living stones, are made a spiritual house, and a holy priesthood, for to offer up spiritual sacrifice, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ. Verse Concepts

Paul, Silvanus and Timothy. Unto the congregation of the Thessalonians, in God the father, and in the Lord Jesus Christ. Grace be with you, and peace from God our father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ. Verse Concepts

But and if I tarry long, that then thou mayst yet have knowledge how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the congregation of the living God, the pillar and ground of truth. Verse Concepts

He said unto them, "But whom say ye that I am?" Simon Peter answered, and said, "Thou art Christ, the son of the living God." And Jesus answered, and said to him, "Happy art thou, Simon the son of Jonas, for flesh and blood hath not opened unto thee that, but my father which is in heaven. read more.
And I say also unto thee, that thou art Peter. And upon this rock, I will build my congregation: and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

and are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets - Jesus Christ being the head cornerstone - in whom every building coupled together, groweth unto a holy temple in the Lord, in whom ye also are built together, and made a habitation for God in the spirit.

Paul, Silvanus and Timothy. Unto the congregation of the Thessalonians, which are in God our father, and in the Lord Jesus Christ. Verse Concepts

And I say also unto thee, that thou art Peter. And upon this rock, I will build my congregation: and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. Verse Concepts

The LORD is our defense, and the holy one of Israel is our king. Verse Concepts

Moreover upon all the dwellings of the hill of Zion and upon their whole congregation, shall the LORD provide a cloud and smoke by day, and the shining of a flaming fire by night: for all their glory shall be preserved. Verse Concepts

And therefore thus sayeth the LORD: The prisoners shall be taken from the giant, and the spoil delivered from the violent; for I will maintain thy cause against thine adversaries, and save thy sons. Verse Concepts

And I say also unto thee, that thou art Peter. And upon this rock, I will build my congregation: and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. Verse Concepts

The LORD is our defense, and the holy one of Israel is our king. Verse Concepts

Moreover upon all the dwellings of the hill of Zion and upon their whole congregation, shall the LORD provide a cloud and smoke by day, and the shining of a flaming fire by night: for all their glory shall be preserved. Verse Concepts

And therefore thus sayeth the LORD: The prisoners shall be taken from the giant, and the spoil delivered from the violent; for I will maintain thy cause against thine adversaries, and save thy sons. Verse Concepts

Have mercy upon me, O LORD; consider the trouble which I suffer of them that hate me, thou that liftest me up from the gates of death. Verse Concepts

And I say also unto thee, that thou art Peter. And upon this rock, I will build my congregation: and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. Verse Concepts

Have the gates of death been open unto thee, or hast thou seen the door of everlasting treasure? Verse Concepts

"I thought I should have gone to the gates of hell in my best age, and have wanted the residue of my years. Verse Concepts

Now, therefore, ye are no more strangers and foreigners: but citizens with the saints, and of the household of God, and are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets - Jesus Christ being the head cornerstone -

And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the Lamb's twelve apostles. Verse Concepts

When he saw the people he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came to him: and he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying, "Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. read more.
Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. Blessed are they which hunger and thirst for righteousness: for they shall be filled. Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God. Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God. Blessed are they which suffer persecution for righteousness sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are ye when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall falsely say all manner of evil sayings against you for my sake. Rejoice, and be glad: for great is your reward in heaven: For so persecuted they the prophets which were before your days. "Ye are the salt of the earth: but and if the salt have lost her saltiness, what can be salted therewith? It is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden underfoot of men. Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill, cannot be hid, neither do men light a candle and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick, and it lighteth all them that are in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your father which is in heaven.

While he yet talked to the people, behold, his mother and his brethren stood without the doors, desiring to speak with him. Then one said unto him, "Behold, thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to speak with thee." He answered and said to him that told him, "Who is my mother? Or who are my brethren?" read more.
And he stretched forth his hand over his disciples, and said, "Behold my mother and my brethren. For whosoever doth my father's will which is in heaven, the same is my brother, my sister, and my mother."

And Jesus answered, and said to him, "Happy art thou, Simon the son of Jonas, for flesh and blood hath not opened unto thee that, but my father which is in heaven. And I say also unto thee, that thou art Peter. And upon this rock, I will build my congregation: and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

And then came his mother and his brethren, and stood without, and sent unto him and called him: And the people sat about him, and said unto him, "Behold, thy mother and thy brethren seek for thee without." And he answered them, saying, "Who is my mother, and my brethren?" read more.
And he looked round about on his disciples, which sat in compass about him, and said, "Behold, my mother, and my brethren: For whosoever doeth the will of God, he is my brother, my sister and mother."

Me thinketh that God hath set forth us, which are apostles, for the lowest of all: as it were, men appointed to death. For we are a gazingstock unto the world, and to the angels, and to men. We are fools for Christ's sake, and ye are wise through Christ: we are weak, and ye are strong. Ye are honorable, and we are despised. Even unto this day we hunger and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted with fists, and have no certain dwelling place, read more.
and labour working with our own hands. We are reviled, and yet we bless. We are persecuted, and suffer it. We are evil spoken of, and we pray. We are made as it were the filthiness of the world, the offscouring of all things, even unto this time.

He said unto them, "But whom say ye that I am?" Simon Peter answered, and said, "Thou art Christ, the son of the living God." And Jesus answered, and said to him, "Happy art thou, Simon the son of Jonas, for flesh and blood hath not opened unto thee that, but my father which is in heaven. read more.
And I say also unto thee, that thou art Peter. And upon this rock, I will build my congregation: and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatsoever thou bindest upon earth, it shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou loosest on earth, it shall be loosed in heaven." Then he charged his disciples, that they should tell no man that he was Jesus Christ.

And he said unto them, "Who say ye that I am?" Peter answered and said, "Thou art the Christ of God." And he warned and commanded them, that they should tell no man that thing,

Now, therefore, ye are no more strangers and foreigners: but citizens with the saints, and of the household of God, and are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets - Jesus Christ being the head cornerstone -

And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the Lamb's twelve apostles. Verse Concepts

And Jesus answered, and said to him, "Happy art thou, Simon the son of Jonas, for flesh and blood hath not opened unto thee that, but my father which is in heaven. And I say also unto thee, that thou art Peter. And upon this rock, I will build my congregation: and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

And I say also unto thee, that thou art Peter. And upon this rock, I will build my congregation: and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. Verse Concepts

and am alive, and was dead. And behold I am alive for evermore, and have the keys of hell and of death. Verse Concepts

And fear ye not them which kill the body, and be not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body into hell. Verse Concepts

And I looked. And behold, a green horse; and his name that sat on him was Death, and hell followed after him, and power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, that cometh of vermin of the earth. Verse Concepts

And thou, Capernaum, which art lift up unto heaven, shalt be brought down to hell: for if the miracles, which have been done in thee, had been showed in Sodom, they had remained to this day. Verse Concepts

And thou Capernaum which art exalted to heaven, shalt be thrust down to hell; Verse Concepts

because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt suffer thine holy to see corruption. Verse Concepts

And I say also unto thee, that thou art Peter. And upon this rock, I will build my congregation: and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. Verse Concepts

He saw before, and spake of the resurrection of Christ, that his soul should not be left in hell: neither his flesh should see corruption. Verse Concepts

And being in hell, in torments, he lift up his eyes and saw Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom; Verse Concepts

And the sea gave up her dead, which were in her, and death and hell delivered up the dead, which were in them: and they were judged every man according to his deeds. And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is that second death.

and am alive, and was dead. And behold I am alive for evermore, and have the keys of hell and of death. Verse Concepts

And I looked. And behold, a green horse; and his name that sat on him was Death, and hell followed after him, and power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, that cometh of vermin of the earth. Verse Concepts

And thou, Capernaum, which art lift up unto heaven, shalt be brought down to hell: for if the miracles, which have been done in thee, had been showed in Sodom, they had remained to this day. Verse Concepts

because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt suffer thine holy to see corruption. Verse Concepts

And I say also unto thee, that thou art Peter. And upon this rock, I will build my congregation: and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. Verse Concepts

And being in hell, in torments, he lift up his eyes and saw Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom; Verse Concepts

And the sea gave up her dead, which were in her, and death and hell delivered up the dead, which were in them: and they were judged every man according to his deeds. Verse Concepts

And I say also unto thee, that thou art Peter. And upon this rock, I will build my congregation: and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. Verse Concepts

And when they were come in, they went up into a parlour, where abode both Peter and James, John and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alpheus, and Simon Zealotes, and Judas James' son. Verse Concepts

The names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon which is called also Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; Verse Concepts

Simon, whom also he named Peter: and Andrew his brother, James and John, Philip and Bartholomew; Verse Concepts

And he gave Simon to name, Peter. Verse Concepts

And I say also unto thee, that thou art Peter. And upon this rock, I will build my congregation: and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatsoever thou bindest upon earth, it shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou loosest on earth, it shall be loosed in heaven."

Then Simon Peter answered him, "Master, to whom shall we go? Thou hast the words of eternal life; And we have believed, and known, that thou art Christ, the son of the living God."

And he said unto them, "Who say ye that I am?" Peter answered and said, "Thou art the Christ of God." Verse Concepts

Simon Peter answered, and said, "Thou art Christ, the son of the living God." And Jesus answered, and said to him, "Happy art thou, Simon the son of Jonas, for flesh and blood hath not opened unto thee that, but my father which is in heaven. And I say also unto thee, that thou art Peter. And upon this rock, I will build my congregation: and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. read more.
And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatsoever thou bindest upon earth, it shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou loosest on earth, it shall be loosed in heaven."

And he said unto them, "But whom say ye that I am?" Peter answered and said unto him, "Thou art very Christ." Verse Concepts

And brought him to Jesus. And Jesus beheld him and said, "Thou art Simon the son of Jonas, thou shalt be called Cephas," which is by interpretation, a stone. Verse Concepts

but ye shall receive power of the holy ghost which shall come on you. And ye shall be witnesses unto me in Jerusalem, and in all Jewry, and in Samaria, and even unto the world's end." Verse Concepts

And I say also unto thee, that thou art Peter. And upon this rock, I will build my congregation: and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. Verse Concepts

And brought him to Jesus. And Jesus beheld him and said, "Thou art Simon the son of Jonas, thou shalt be called Cephas," which is by interpretation, a stone. Verse Concepts

And he gave Simon to name, Peter. Verse Concepts

Simon Peter answered, and said, "Thou art Christ, the son of the living God." And Jesus answered, and said to him, "Happy art thou, Simon the son of Jonas, for flesh and blood hath not opened unto thee that, but my father which is in heaven. And I say also unto thee, that thou art Peter. And upon this rock, I will build my congregation: and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. read more.
And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatsoever thou bindest upon earth, it shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou loosest on earth, it shall be loosed in heaven."

He shall be unto men, as a defense for the wind, and as a refuge for the tempest, like as a river of water in a thirsty place, and the shadow of a great rock in a dry land. Verse Concepts

Bow down thine ear to me; make haste to deliver me. And be thou my strong rock, and a house of defense, that thou mayest save me. Verse Concepts

The LORD is my stony rock, and my defense, my Saviour, my God, and my might, in whom I will trust, my buckler, the horn also of my salvation, and my refuge. {TYNDALE: The LORD is my rock, my castle and my deliverer. God is my strength, and in him will I trust: my shield and the horn that defendeth me: mine high hold and refuge.} Verse Concepts

and did all drink of one manner of spiritual drink. And they drank of that spiritual rock that followed them, Which rock was Christ. Verse Concepts

And I say also unto thee, that thou art Peter. And upon this rock, I will build my congregation: and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. Verse Concepts

He brought me out of the horrible pit, out of the mire and clay; he set my feet upon the rock, and ordered my goings. Verse Concepts

The God of Israel spake unto me, and the strength of Israel said, 'He that beareth rule over men, he that ruleth justly in the fear of God, Verse Concepts

The LORD live, and blessed be he that is my strength: and exalted be God the strength that saveth me. Verse Concepts

So shalt thou, O Damascus, be desolate: because thou hast forgotten God thy Saviour, and hast not called to remembrance the rock of thy strength. Wherefore thou hast also set a fair plant, and grafted a strange branch. Verse Concepts

Who is a God save the LORD, and who mighty save our God? Verse Concepts

Wherefore it is contained in the scripture, "Behold, I put in Zion a head cornerstone, elect and precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be ashamed." Verse Concepts

And I say also unto thee, that thou art Peter. And upon this rock, I will build my congregation: and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. Verse Concepts

Therefore thus sayeth the LORD God: "Behold, I will lay a stone in Zion, a great stone, a costly corner stone, for a sure foundation: that whoso putteth his trust in him, shall not be confounded. Verse Concepts

and are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets - Jesus Christ being the head cornerstone - Verse Concepts

For other foundation can no man lay, than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ. Verse Concepts

And I say also unto thee, that thou art Peter. And upon this rock, I will build my congregation: and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. Verse Concepts

And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the Lamb's twelve apostles. Verse Concepts

Thematic Bible

Themes in Matthew 16:18

Thematic Bible

Apostles » Inspiration of

Church » Called church in the n. T. (K. J. V.), But congregation earlier in tyndale's translation

Church » Defended » Divinely instituted

Church » Body of Christ » Compared to a building

Church » Christian, divinely established

Church » God defends

Church » Similitudes of the church compared to » Christ the builder

The church » God defends

death » Eternal » Gates of

Disciples/apostles » What the disciples are

Faith » Trial of » The disciples » By the question of jesus, as to who he was

Foundation » The apostles being a foundation

Gates » Illustrative » (of hell,) of satan's power

Gates » Figurative » Of the powers of hell (hades)

Hades » The unseen world, translated "hell" in av, but in the r. V. The word "hades" is retained

Hell » Hades

Hell » The powers of, cannot prevail against the church

Peter » An apostle

Peter » Confesses jesus to be the messiah

Peter » baptism of the spirit

Peter » Also called simon bar-jona and cephas

Rock » Figurative

Rocks » Illustrative of » Christ as foundation of his church

Satan » Gates of hell (hades)

Similitudes » The church compared to » Christ the builder

Stones » Figurative » The true foundation

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Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 16:18