Matthew 16:18

And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.

Cross References (37)

  • Ephesians 2:19–22 (77)

    Therefore you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of God’s household

  • 1 Corinthians 3:9–11 (66)

    For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, God’s building.

  • Isaiah 28:16 (53)

    So this is what the Lord GOD says: “See, I lay a stone in Zion, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundatio

  • Colossians 1:18 (39)

    And He is the head of the body, the church; He is the beginning and firstborn from among the dead, so that in all things

  • Psalms 125:1–2 (34)

    A song of ascents. Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion. It cannot be moved; it abides forever.

  • John 1:42 (33)

    Andrew brought him to Jesus, who looked at him and said, “You are Simon son of John. You will be called Cephas” (which i

  • Hebrews 12:28 (25)

    Therefore, since we are receiving an unshakable kingdom, let us be filled with gratitude, and so worship God acceptably

  • Acts 2:47 (25)

    praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being sav

  • Hebrews 3:3–4 (23)

    For Jesus has been counted worthy of greater glory than Moses, just as the builder of a house has greater honor than the

  • 1 Timothy 3:15 (22)

    in case I am delayed, so that you will know how each one must conduct himself in God’s household, which is the church of

  • John 10:27–30 (22)

    My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and they follow Me.

  • Zechariah 6:12–13 (21)

    And you are to tell him that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Here is a man whose name is the Branch, and He will b

  • Isaiah 54:17 (19)

    No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of t

  • Ephesians 5:32 (19)

    This mystery is profound, but I am speaking about Christ and the church.

  • Proverbs 24:7 (15)

    Wisdom is too high for a fool; he does not open his mouth in the meeting place.

  • Ephesians 3:10 (14)

    His purpose was that now, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God should be made known to the rulers and authorit

  • Job 38:17 (14)

    Have the gates of death been revealed to you? Have you seen the gates of the shadow of death?

  • Romans 8:33–39 (14)

    Who will bring any charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies.

  • Acts 8:1 (13)

    And Saul was there, giving approval to Stephen’s death. On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in

  • Psalms 9:13 (13)

    Be merciful to me, O LORD; see how my enemies afflict me! Lift me up from the gates of death,

  • Revelation 21:14 (13)

    The wall of the city had twelve foundations bearing the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

  • Ephesians 5:25–27 (12)

    Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her

  • Matthew 18:17 (11)

    If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, regard him as yo

  • Galatians 2:9 (11)

    And recognizing the grace that I had been given, James, Cephas, and John—those reputed to be pillars—gave me and Barnaba

  • 1 Timothy 3:5 (11)

    For if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how can he care for the church of God?

  • Psalms 69:12 (10)

    Those who sit at the gate mock me, and I am the song of drunkards.

  • Revelation 11:15 (10)

    Then the seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and loud voices called out in heaven: “The kingdom of the world has become t

  • Matthew 11:23 (10)

    And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades! For if the miracles that wer

  • Revelation 21:1–4 (10)

    Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and earth had passed away, and the sea was no more.

  • Isaiah 28:6 (10)

    a spirit of justice to him who sits in judgment, and a strength to those who repel the onslaught at the gate.

  • Matthew 10:2 (10)

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

  • Genesis 22:17 (10)

    I will surely bless you, and I will multiply your descendants like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. Yo

  • 1 Corinthians 15:55 (9)

    “Where, O Death, is your victory? Where, O Death, is your sting?”

  • Isaiah 38:10 (9)

    I said, “In the prime of my life I must go through the gates of Sheol and be deprived of the remainder of my years.”

  • 2 Samuel 18:4 (8)

    “I will do whatever seems best to you,” the king replied. So he stood beside the gate, while all the troops marched out

  • Psalms 107:18 (8)

    They loathed all food and drew near to the gates of death.

  • Psalms 127:5 (7)

    Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them. He will not be put to shame when he confronts the enemies at the gate.