Matthew 16:18 Themes and Topics

What I tell you in the darkness, speak in the light; and what you hear whispered in the ear, proclaim on the housetops. Verse Concepts

Jesus answered him, "Blessed are you, Simon Bar Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven. I also tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my assembly, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it. I will give to you the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will have been bound in heaven; and whatever you release on earth will have been released in heaven."

Then he opened their minds, that they might understand the Scriptures. Verse Concepts

until the day in which he was received up, after he had given commandment through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen. Verse Concepts

But Saul, who is also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, fastened his eyes on him, Verse Concepts

praising God, and having favor with all the people. The Lord added to the assembly day by day those who were being saved. Verse Concepts

If therefore the whole assembly is assembled together and all speak with other languages, and unlearned or unbelieving people come in, won't they say that you are crazy? Verse Concepts

I also tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my assembly, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it. Verse Concepts

If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the assembly. If he refuses to hear the assembly also, let him be to you as a Gentile or a tax collector. Verse Concepts

For first of all, when you come together in the assembly, I hear that divisions exist among you, and I partly believe it. Verse Concepts

However in the assembly I would rather speak five words with my understanding, that I might instruct others also, than ten thousand words in another language. Verse Concepts

But if there is no interpreter, let him keep silent in the assembly, and let him speak to himself, and to God. Verse Concepts

for God is not a God of confusion, but of peace. As in all the assemblies of the saints, let your wives keep silent in the assemblies, for it has not been permitted for them to speak; but let them be in subjection, as the law also says.

For I am the least of the apostles, who is not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the assembly of God. Verse Concepts

For you have heard of my way of living in time past in the Jews' religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the assembly of God, and ravaged it. Verse Concepts

being built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the chief cornerstone; Verse Concepts

I also tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my assembly, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it. Verse Concepts

Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, to the assembly of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Verse Concepts

but if I wait long, that you may know how men ought to behave themselves in the house of God, which is the assembly of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth. Verse Concepts

According to the grace of God which was given to me, as a wise master builder I laid a foundation, and another builds on it. But let each man be careful how he builds on it. Verse Concepts

in whom the whole building, fitted together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord; Verse Concepts

I also tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my assembly, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it. Verse Concepts

You also, as living stones, are built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. Verse Concepts

Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, to the assembly of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Verse Concepts

but if I wait long, that you may know how men ought to behave themselves in the house of God, which is the assembly of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth. Verse Concepts

He said to them, "But who do you say that I am?" Simon Peter answered, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God." Jesus answered him, "Blessed are you, Simon Bar Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven. read more.
I also tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my assembly, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.

being built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the chief cornerstone; in whom the whole building, fitted together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord; in whom you also are built together for a habitation of God in the Spirit.

Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, to the assembly of the Thessalonians in God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ: Verse Concepts

I also tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my assembly, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it. Verse Concepts

For our shield belongs to Yahweh; our king to the Holy One of Israel. Verse Concepts

Yahweh will create over the whole habitation of Mount Zion, and over her assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day, and the shining of a flaming fire by night; for over all the glory will be a canopy. Verse Concepts

But thus says Yahweh, "Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, and the prey of the terrible shall be delivered; for I will contend with him who contends with you, and I will save your children. Verse Concepts

I also tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my assembly, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it. Verse Concepts

For our shield belongs to Yahweh; our king to the Holy One of Israel. Verse Concepts

Yahweh will create over the whole habitation of Mount Zion, and over her assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day, and the shining of a flaming fire by night; for over all the glory will be a canopy. Verse Concepts

But thus says Yahweh, "Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, and the prey of the terrible shall be delivered; for I will contend with him who contends with you, and I will save your children. Verse Concepts

Have mercy on me, Yahweh. See my affliction by those who hate me, and lift me up from the gates of death; Verse Concepts

I also tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my assembly, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it. Verse Concepts

Have the gates of death been revealed to you? Or have you seen the gates of the shadow of death? Verse Concepts

I said, "In the middle of my life I go into the gates of Sheol. I am deprived of the residue of my years." Verse Concepts

So then you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but you are fellow citizens with the saints, and of the household of God, being built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the chief cornerstone;

The wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them twelve names of the twelve Apostles of the Lamb. Verse Concepts

Seeing the multitudes, he went up onto the mountain. When he had sat down, his disciples came to him. 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 those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. Blessed are the gentle, for they shall inherit the earth. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst after 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 children of God. Blessed are those who have been persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven. "Blessed are you when people reproach you, persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely, for my sake. Rejoice, and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven. For that is how they persecuted the prophets who were before you. "You are the salt of the earth, but if the salt has lost its flavor, with what will it be salted? It is then good for nothing, but to be cast out and trodden under the feet of men. You are the light of the world. A city located on a hill can't be hidden. Neither do you light a lamp, and put it under a measuring basket, but on a stand; and it shines to all who are in the house. Even so, let your light shine before men; that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

While he was yet speaking to the multitudes, behold, his mother and his brothers stood outside, seeking to speak to him. One said to him, "Behold, your mother and your brothers stand outside, seeking to speak to you." But he answered him who spoke to him, "Who is my mother? Who are my brothers?" read more.
He stretched out his hand towards his disciples, and said, "Behold, my mother and my brothers! For whoever does the will of my Father who is in heaven, he is my brother, and sister, and mother."

Jesus answered him, "Blessed are you, Simon Bar Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven. I also tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my assembly, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.

His mother and his brothers came, and standing outside, they sent to him, calling him. A multitude was sitting around him, and they told him, "Behold, your mother, your brothers, and your sisters are outside looking for you." He answered them, "Who are my mother and my brothers?" read more.
Looking around at those who sat around him, he said, "Behold, my mother and my brothers! For whoever does the will of God, the same is my brother, and my sister, and mother."

For, I think that God has displayed us, the apostles, last of all, like men sentenced to death. For we are made a spectacle to the world, both to angels and men. We are fools for Christ's sake, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You have honor, but we have dishonor. Even to this present hour we hunger, thirst, are naked, are beaten, and have no certain dwelling place. read more.
We toil, working with our own hands. When people curse us, we bless. Being persecuted, we endure. Being defamed, we entreat. We are made as the filth of the world, the dirt wiped off by all, even until now.

He said to them, "But who do you say that I am?" Simon Peter answered, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God." Jesus answered him, "Blessed are you, Simon Bar Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven. read more.
I also tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my assembly, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it. I will give to you the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will have been bound in heaven; and whatever you release on earth will have been released in heaven." Then he commanded the disciples that they should tell no one that he was Jesus the Christ.

He said to them, "But who do you say that I am?" Peter answered, "The Christ of God." But he warned them, and commanded them to tell this to no one,

So then you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but you are fellow citizens with the saints, and of the household of God, being built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the chief cornerstone;

The wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them twelve names of the twelve Apostles of the Lamb. Verse Concepts

Jesus answered him, "Blessed are you, Simon Bar Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven. I also tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my assembly, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.

I also tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my assembly, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it. Verse Concepts

and the Living one. I was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore. Amen. I have the keys of Death and of Hades. Verse Concepts

Don't be afraid of those who kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul. Rather, fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in Gehenna. Verse Concepts

And behold, a pale horse, and he who sat on it, his name was Death. Hades followed with him. Authority over one fourth of the earth, to kill with the sword, with famine, with death, and by the wild animals of the earth was given to him. Verse Concepts

You, Capernaum, who are exalted to heaven, you will go down to Hades. For if the mighty works had been done in Sodom which were done in you, it would have remained until this day. Verse Concepts

You, Capernaum, who are exalted to heaven, will be brought down to Hades. Verse Concepts

because you will not leave my soul in Hades, neither will you allow your Holy One to see decay. Verse Concepts

I also tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my assembly, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it. Verse Concepts

he foreseeing this spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, that neither was his soul left in Hades, nor did his flesh see decay. Verse Concepts

In Hades, he lifted up his eyes, being in torment, and saw Abraham far off, and Lazarus at his bosom. Verse Concepts

The sea gave up the dead who were in it. Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them. They were judged, each one according to his works. Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire.

and the Living one. I was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore. Amen. I have the keys of Death and of Hades. Verse Concepts

And behold, a pale horse, and he who sat on it, his name was Death. Hades followed with him. Authority over one fourth of the earth, to kill with the sword, with famine, with death, and by the wild animals of the earth was given to him. Verse Concepts

You, Capernaum, who are exalted to heaven, you will go down to Hades. For if the mighty works had been done in Sodom which were done in you, it would have remained until this day. Verse Concepts

because you will not leave my soul in Hades, neither will you allow your Holy One to see decay. Verse Concepts

I also tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my assembly, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it. Verse Concepts

In Hades, he lifted up his eyes, being in torment, and saw Abraham far off, and Lazarus at his bosom. Verse Concepts

The sea gave up the dead who were in it. Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them. They were judged, each one according to his works. Verse Concepts

I also tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my assembly, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it. Verse Concepts

When they had come in, they went up into the upper room, where they were staying; that is Peter, John, James, Andrew, Philip, Thomas, Bartholomew, Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas the son of James. Verse Concepts

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

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

Simon, to whom he gave the name Peter; Verse Concepts

I also tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my assembly, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it. I will give to you the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will have been bound in heaven; and whatever you release on earth will have been released in heaven."

Simon Peter answered him, "Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words of eternal life. We have come to believe and know that you are the Christ, the Son of the living God."

He said to them, "But who do you say that I am?" Peter answered, "The Christ of God." Verse Concepts

Simon Peter answered, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God." Jesus answered him, "Blessed are you, Simon Bar Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven. I also tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my assembly, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it. read more.
I will give to you the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will have been bound in heaven; and whatever you release on earth will have been released in heaven."

He said to them, "But who do you say that I am?" Peter answered, "You are the Christ." Verse Concepts

He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him, and said, "You are Simon the son of Jonah. You shall be called Cephas" (which is by interpretation, Peter). Verse Concepts

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you. You will be witnesses to me in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the uttermost parts of the earth." Verse Concepts

I also tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my assembly, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it. Verse Concepts

He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him, and said, "You are Simon the son of Jonah. You shall be called Cephas" (which is by interpretation, Peter). Verse Concepts

Simon, to whom he gave the name Peter; Verse Concepts

Simon Peter answered, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God." Jesus answered him, "Blessed are you, Simon Bar Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven. I also tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my assembly, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it. read more.
I will give to you the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will have been bound in heaven; and whatever you release on earth will have been released in heaven."

A man shall be as a hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the storm, as streams of water in a dry place, as the shade of a large rock in a weary land. Verse Concepts

Bow down your ear to me. Deliver me speedily. Be to me a strong rock, a house of defense to save me. Verse Concepts

Yahweh is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge; my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower. Verse Concepts

and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank of a spiritual rock that followed them, and the rock was Christ. Verse Concepts

I also tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my assembly, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it. Verse Concepts

He brought me up also out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay. He set my feet on a rock, and gave me a firm place to stand. Verse Concepts

The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spoke to me, 'One who rules over men righteously, who rules in the fear of God, Verse Concepts

Yahweh lives! Blessed be my rock! Exalted be God, the rock of my salvation, Verse Concepts

For you have forgotten the God of your salvation, and have not remembered the rock of your strength. Therefore you plant pleasant plants, and set out foreign seedlings. Verse Concepts

For who is God, besides Yahweh? Who is a rock, besides our God? Verse Concepts

Because it is contained in Scripture, "Behold, I lay in Zion a chief cornerstone, chosen, and precious: He who believes in him will not be disappointed." Verse Concepts

I also tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my assembly, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it. Verse Concepts

Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh, "Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious cornerstone of a sure foundation. He who believes shall not act hastily. Verse Concepts

being built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the chief cornerstone; Verse Concepts

For no one can lay any other foundation than that which has been laid, which is Jesus Christ. Verse Concepts

I also tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my assembly, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it. Verse Concepts

The wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them twelve names of the twelve Apostles of the Lamb. Verse Concepts

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Themes in Matthew 16:18

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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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