Matthew 16:18

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¹⁸And I tell you that you are Peter,^[a]^(A) and on this rock I will build my church,^(B) and the gates of Hades^[b] will not overcome it.

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Footnotes

Matthew 16:18 The Greek word for Peter means rock.
Matthew 16:18 That is, the realm of the dead

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Colossians 1:18

New International Version

¹⁸And he is the head^(A) of the body, the church;^(B) he is the beginning and the firstborn^(C) from among the dead,^(D) so that in everything he might have the supremacy.

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Philippians 1:1

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1 Paul and Timothy,^(A) servants of Christ Jesus,

To all God’s holy people^(B) in Christ Jesus at Philippi,^(C) together with the overseers^(D) and deacons^[a]:^(E)

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Philippians 1:1 The word deacons refers here to Christians designated to serve with the overseers/elders of the church in a variety of ways; similarly in Romans 16:1 and 1 Tim. 3:8,12.

Philippians 1:1 in all English translations

Philippians 1:1

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1 Paul and Timothy,^(A) servants of Christ Jesus,

To all God’s holy people^(B) in Christ Jesus at Philippi,^(C) together with the overseers^(D) and deacons^[a]:^(E)

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Footnotes

Philippians 1:1 The word deacons refers here to Christians designated to serve with the overseers/elders of the church in a variety of ways; similarly in Romans 16:1 and 1 Tim. 3:8,12.