Matthew 16:16-18

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¹⁶Simon Peter replied, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” ¹⁷And Jesus answered him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jona! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven. ¹⁸And I tell you, you are Peter,^[a] and on this rock^[b] I will build my church, and the powers of death^[c] shall not prevail against it.

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Matthew 16:18 Greek Petros
Matthew 16:18 Greek petra
Matthew 16:18 Greek the gates of Hades

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