Matthew 16:18

Matthew 16:18 in other versions

• King James Version (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.
• New International Version (NIV)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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
• New King James Version (NKJV)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.

Context of Matthew 16:18

16Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God!” 17Jesus replied, “Simon, son of Jonah, you are blessed! No human revealed this to you, but my Father in heaven revealed it to you. You are Peter, and I can guarantee that on this rock I will build my church. And the gates of hell will not overpower it. 19I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven. Whatever you imprison, God will imprison. And whatever you set free, God will set free.” 20Then he strictly ordered the disciples not to tell anyone that he was the Messiah.

Matthew 16:18 word by word

κἀγὼ δέ σοι λέγω ὅτι σὺ εἶ Πέτρος καὶ ἐπὶ ταύτῃ τῇ πέτρᾳ οἰκοδομήσω μου τὴν ἐκκλησίαν, καὶ πύλαι ᾅδου οὐ κατισχύσουσιν αὐτῆς.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• Iκἀγώkagō kamoi kame · and IG2504
• sayλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• unto theeσύsu · youG4771
• Thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• artεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• PeterΠέτροςPetros · PeterG4074
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• uponἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• rockὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• rockπέτραpetra · rockG4073
• I will buildοἰκοδομέωoikodomeō · to buildG3618
• myἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• churchἐκκλησίαekklēsia · assemblyG1577
• the gatesπύληpulē · gateG4439
• of hellᾍδηςhadēs · hell: HadesG86
• shallκατισχύωkatischuō · to prevailG2729
• notοὐou · noG3756
• itαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846

Cross-references for Matthew 16:18

• Matthew 10:2These are the names of the twelve apostles: first and foremost, Simon (who is called Peter) and his brother Andrew; James and his brother John, the sons of Zebedee;
• John 1:42Andrew brought Simon to Jesus. Jesus looked at Simon and said, “You are Simon, son of John. Your name will be Cephas” (which means “Peter”).
• Galatians 2:9James, Cephas, and John (who were recognized as the most important people) acknowledged that God had given me this special gift. So they shook hands with Barnabas and me, agreeing to be our partners. It was understood that we would work among the people who are not Jewish and they would work among Jewish people.
• Isaiah 28:16This is what the Almighty Lord says: I am going to lay a rock in Zion, a rock that has been tested, a precious cornerstone, a solid foundation. Whoever believes ⌞in him⌟ will not worry.
• 1 Corinthians 3:10As a skilled and experienced builder, I used the gift that God gave me to lay the foundation ⌞for that building⌟. However, someone else is building on it. Each person must be careful how he builds on it.
• Ephesians 2:19That is why you are no longer foreigners and outsiders but citizens together with God’s people and members of God’s family.
• Revelation 21:14The wall of the city had 12 foundations. The 12 names of the 12 apostles of the lamb were written on them.
• Zechariah 6:12Then say to him, ‘This is what the Lord of Armies says: Here is the man whose name is Branch. He will branch out from where he is, and he will rebuild the Lord’s temple.
• 1 Corinthians 3:9We are God’s coworkers. You are God’s field. You are God’s building.
• Hebrews 3:3Jesus deserves more praise than Moses in the same way that the builder of a house is praised more than the house.
• Matthew 18:17If he ignores these witnesses, tell it to the community of believers. If he also ignores the community, deal with him as you would a heathen or a tax collector.
• Acts 2:47At the same time, they praised God and had the good will of all the people. Every day the Lord saved people, and they were added to the group.
• Acts 8:1Saul approved of putting Stephen to death. On that day widespread persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem. Most believers, except the apostles, were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria.
• Ephesians 3:10He did this so that now, through the church, he could let the rulers and authorities in heaven know his infinite wisdom.
• Ephesians 5:25Husbands, love your wives as Christ loved the church and gave his life for it.
• Colossians 1:18He is also the head of the church, which is his body. He is the beginning, the first to come back to life so that he would have first place in everything.

Commentaries on Matthew 16:18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18Thou 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 John 1:42. Peter, , signifies a stone, or fragment of a rock; and our Lord, whose constant custom it was to rise to heavenly things through the medium of earthly, takes occasion from the name, the metaphorical meaning of which was strength and stability, to point out the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13-20Verses 13-20 See also Mark 8:27-29, and Luke 9:18-20. Cesarea Philippi - There were two cities in Judea called Caesarea. One was situated on the borders of the Mediterranean (See the notes at Acts 8:40), and the other was the one mentioned here. This city was greatly enlarged and ornamented by Philip the tetrarch, son of Herod, and called Caesarea in honor of the Roman emperor, Tiberius Caesar. To distinguish it from the other Caesarea the name of Philip…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-20Verses 13-20 Peter, for himself and his brethren, said that they were assured of our Lord's being the promised Messiah, the Son of the living God. This showed that they believed Jesus to be more than man. Our Lord declared Peter to be blessed, as the teaching of God made him differ from his unbelieving countrymen. Christ added that he had named him Peter, in allusion to his stability or firmness in professing the truth. The word translated "rock," is not…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18In Greek, Peter’s name is Petros, which means “rock” or “stone.” When Jesus says, on this rock (Greek petra), he is making a play on words between Peter’s name (Petros) and the word for rock (petra). Peter was the foundational "rock" because he was the first to confess Jesus as the Christ and was leader of the apostles. He was the "founding member" of the Church (see Ephesians 2:20–22; Revelation 21:14). Some scholars think Jesus was talking about himself…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1818. And I say also unto thee--that is, "As thou hast borne such testimony to Me, even so in return do I to thee." That thou art Peter--At his first calling, this new name was announced to him as an honor afterwards to be conferred on him (Joh 1:43). Now he gets it, with an explanation of what it was meant to convey. and upon this rock--As "Peter" and "Rock" are one word in the dialect familiarly spoken by our Lord--the Aramaic or Syro-Chaldaic, which was…Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 16:18

• Apostles
• Church
• Faith
• Gates
• Hades
• Hell
• Jesus Continued
• Millennium
• Peter
• Rock
• Satan
• Stones

In the dictionaries

• Peter
• Peter, Simon Peter, Cephas
• Adulterous
• Bind
• Blood
• Building
• Church
• Gain
• Gate
• Hell

Commentaries on Matthew 16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings