Matthew 16:18 BSB — MannaFest

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.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

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.

KJV

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.

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Commentary

2 voices

Jerome

Catena Aurea by Aquinas (420)

As much as to say, You have said to me, Thou art Christ, the Son of the living God, therefore I say unto thee, not in a mere speech, and that goes not on into operation; but I say unto thee, and for Me to speak is to make it sor, that thou art Peter.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament (1755)

On this rock - Alluding to his name, which signifies a rock, namely, the faith which thou hast now professed; I will build my Church - But perhaps when our Lord uttered these words, he pointed to himself, in like manner as when he said, Destroy this temple, John ii, 19; meaning the temple of his body.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

"Now," saith Christ, "this is that great truth upon which I will build my church. " 1. Take away this truth itself, and the universal church falls to the ground. If Christ be not the Son of God, Christianity is a cheat, and the church is a mere chimera; our preaching is vain, your faith is vain, and you are yet in your sins, 1 Cor. xv.

The Nineteenth Century3 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Thou art Peter - This was the same as if he had said, I acknowledge thee for one of my disciples - for this name was given him by our Lord when he first called him to the apostleship. See Joh 1:

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Matthew (1856)

There are words in this passage which have led to painful differences and divisions among Christians. Men have striven and contended about their meaning till they have lost sight of all charity, and yet have failed to carry conviction to one another’s minds. Let it suffice us to glance briefly at the controverted words, and then pass on to more practical lessons. What then are we to understand, when we read that remarkable saying of our Lord’s, “Thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church?”

Modern Voices2 voices

Dutch Sheets

Give Him 15 daily devotional, "Christ's Ekklesia" (January 9, 2023) (2023)

These “gates” are not physical gates, but rather the governmental plans or decisions of hell.

Dutch Sheets

Give Him 15 daily devotional, "Christ's Ekklesia" (January 9, 2023) (2023)

an assembly of people ”called out” of the populace to govern the affairs of a city or nation – in essence, it was a city council, parliament or congress.

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Original language & word study

23 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
κἀγὼ	kagō	I myself also	G1473 →G2532 →
δέ	de	now	G1161 →
σοι	soi	to you	G4771 →
λέγω	legō	say	G3004 →
ὅτι	hoti	that	G3754 →
σὺ	su	you yourself	G4771 →
εἶ	ei	are	G1510 →
Πέτρος	Petros	Peter	G4074 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ἐπὶ	epi	on	G1909 →
ταύτῃ	tautē	this	G3778 →
τῇ	tēa	the	G3588 →
πέτρᾳ	petra	rock	G4073 →
οἰκοδομήσω	oikodomēsō	I will build	G3618 →
μου	mou	My	G3165 →
τὴν	tēn	<the>	G3588 →
ἐκκλησίαν,	ekklēsian	church,	G1577 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
πύλαι	pulai	[the] gates	G4439 →
ᾅδου	hadou	of hades	G86 →
οὐ	ou	not	G3756 →
κατισχύσουσιν	katischusousin	will prevail against	G2729 →
αὐτῆς.	autēs	it.	G846 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Isaiah 28:16
So this is what the Lord GOD says: “See, I lay a stone in Zion, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation; the one who believes will never be shaken.
leads to
- Psalms 118:22
  The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.
- Acts 4:11–12
  This Jesus is ‘the stone you builders rejected, which has become the cornerstone.’
- 1 Peter 2:6–8
  For it stands in Scripture: “See, I lay in Zion a stone, a chosen and precious cornerstone; and the one who believes in Him will never be put to shame.”
- Luke 20:17–18
  But Jesus looked directly at them and said, “Then what is the meaning of that which is written: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone’?
- Romans 9:33
  as it is written: “See, I lay in Zion a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense; and the one who believes in Him will never be put to shame.”
Through
Colossians 1:18
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 He may have preeminence.
leads to
- Ephesians 1:22–23
  And God put everything under His feet and made Him head over everything for the church,
- Revelation 1:5
  and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has released us from our sins by…
- Ephesians 4:15–16
  Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into Christ Himself, who is the head.