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Matthew 16:16-18
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Matthew 16:16-18
Holman Christian Standard Bible
16 Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God!”(A)
17 And Jesus responded, “Simon son of Jonah,[a](B) you are blessed because flesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but My Father in heaven.(C) 18 And I also say to you that you are Peter,[b] and on this rock[c] I will build My church,(D) and the forces[d] of Hades will not overpower it.
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- Matthew 16:17 Or son of John
- Matthew 16:18 Peter (Gk Petros) = a specific stone or rock
- Matthew 16:18 Rock (Gk petra) = a rocky crag or bedrock
- Matthew 16:18 Lit gates
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