Matthew 16:18 - Forerunner Commentary

Matthew 16:18

16 Simon Peter answered and said, ^a“You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”

17 Jesus answered and said to him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, ^afor flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but ^bMy Father who is in heaven.

18 And I also say to you that ^ayou are Peter, and ^bon this rock I will build My church, and ^cthe gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.

19 ^aAnd I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth¹ will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.”

20 ^aThen He commanded His disciples that they should tell no one that He was Jesus the Christ.

Jesus Predicts His Death and Resurrection

21 From that time Jesus began ^ato show to His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem, and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised the third day.

22 Then Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him, saying,¹ “Far be it from You, Lord; this shall not happen to You!”

Verse Comparison: Matthew 16:18

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American Standard Version
And I also say unto thee, that thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.

Amplified® Bible
And I tell you, you are Peter [Greek, {Petros}--a large piece of rock], and on this rock [Greek, {petra}--a huge rock like Gibraltar] I will build My church, and the gates of Hades (the powers of the infernal region) shall not overpower it [or be strong to its detriment or hold out against it].

Contemporary English Version
So I will call you Peter, which means "a rock." On this rock I will build my church, and death itself will not have any power over it.

Darby English Version
And *I* also, I say unto thee that *thou* art Peter, and on this rock I will build my assembly, and hades' gates shall not prevail against it.

Good News Bible
And so I tell you, Peter: you are a rock, and on this rock foundation I will build my church, and not even death will ever be able to overcome it.

International Standard Version
I tell you that you are Peter, and it is on this rock that I will build my church, and the powers of hell will not conquer it.

King James Version
And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

New American Standard Bible
"I also say to you that you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build My church; and the gates of Hades will not overpower it.

New International Version
And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it.

New King James Version
And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"I also say to you that I acknowledge you as Peter, and upon this rock I will build My church; and the gates of Hades will not overpower it.

Young's Literal Translation
`And I also say to thee, that thou art a rock, and upon this rock I will build my assembly, and gates of Hades shall not prevail against it;

New English Translation
And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades¹ will not overpower it.

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