English Standard Version

Matthew 16:16–19

16 Simon Peter replied, a“You are bthe Christ, cthe Son of dthe living God.” 17 And Jesus answered him, e“Blessed are you, fSimon Bar-Jonah! For gflesh and blood has not revealed this to you, hbut my Father who is in heaven. 18 And I tell you, iyou are Peter, and jon this rock2 I will build my church, and kthe gates of lhell3 shall not prevail against it. 19 I will give you mthe keys of the kingdom of heaven, and nwhatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed4 in heaven.”

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a

John 11:27

b

See ch. 1:17

c

See ch. 14:33

d

Deut. 5:26; Josh. 3:10; Ps. 42:2; Jer. 10:10; Dan. 6:20; Hos. 1:10; Acts 14:15; 2 Cor. 3:3; 1 Tim. 4:10

e

[ch. 13:16]

f

[John 1:42; 21:15–17]

g

1 Cor. 15:50; Gal. 1:16 (Gk.); Eph. 6:12; Heb. 2:14

h

1 Cor. 2:10; 12:3; [ch. 11:25; John 6:45]

i

[ch. 10:2; John 1:42]

j

Eph. 2:20; Rev. 21:14; [ch. 7:24]

2

The Greek words for Peter and rock sound similar

k

Job 38:17; Isa. 38:10

l

See ch. 11:23

3

Greek the gates of Hades

m

[Isa. 22:22; Rev. 1:18; 3:7]

n

[ch. 18:18; John 20:23]

4

Or shall have been bound … shall have been loosed

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