11 translations · Greek
Matthew 16:18
I also tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my assembly, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.
Matthew 16:18 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- I also tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my assembly, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.
- KJV King James Version
- 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.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.
- ASV American Standard Version
- And I also say unto thee, that thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My Assembly, and [the] gates of Hades will not prevail against it;
- FBV Free Bible Version
- I also tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church and the powers of death won't overcome it.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- 'And I also say to thee, that thou art a rock, and upon this rock I will build my assembly, and gates of Hades shall not prevail against it;
- DBY Darby Translation
- And I also, I say unto thee that thou art Peter, and on this rock I will build my assembly, and hades' gates shall not prevail against it.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- And I say also to thee, that thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church: and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- I also tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my assembly, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- And I say to thee: That thou art Peter; and upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| κἀγὼ | kagō | I | G2504 κἀγώ and I |
| δέ | de | And | G1161 δέ then |
| σοι | soi | you | G4771 σύ you |
| λέγω | legō | tell | G3004 λέγω to say |
| ὅτι | hoti | that | G3754 ὅτι that/since: that |
| σὺ | sy | you | G4771 σύ you |
| εἶ | ei | are | G1510 εἰμί to be |
| Πέτρος | Petros | Peter | G4074 Πέτρος Peter |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| ἐπὶ | epi | on | G1909 ἐπί upon/to/against |
| ταύτῃ | tautē | this | G3778 οὗτος this/he/she/it |
| τῇ | tē | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| πέτρᾳ | petra | rock | G4073 πέτρα rock |
| οἰκοδομήσω | oikodomēsō | I will build | G3618 οἰκοδομέω to build |
| μου | mou | My | G1473 ἐγώ I/we |
| τὴν | tēn | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ἐκκλησίαν | ekklēsian | church | G1577 ἐκκλησία assembly |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| πύλαι | pylai | [the] gates | G4439 πύλη gate |
| ᾅδου | hadou | of Hades | G86 ᾍδης hell: Hades |
| οὐ | ou | — | G3756 οὐ no |
| κατισχύσουσιν | katischysousin | will not prevail against | G2729 κατισχύω to prevail |
| αὐτῆς | autēs | it | G846 αὐτός it/s/he |
Related verses
- Ephesians 2:19–22
So then you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but you are fellow citizens with the saints, and of the household of God, being built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the chief cornerstone; in whom the whole building, fitted together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord; …
- 1 Corinthians 3:9–11
For we are God’s fellow workers. You are God’s farming, God’s building. According to the grace of God which was given to me, as a wise master builder I laid a foundation, and another builds on it. But let each man be careful how he builds on it. For no one can lay any other foundation than that which has been laid, which is Jesus Christ.
- Isaiah 28:16
Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh, “Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious cornerstone of a sure foundation. He who believes shall not act hastily.
- Colossians 1:18
He is the head of the body, the assembly, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.
- Psalm 125:1–2
Those who trust in Yahweh are as Mount Zion, which can’t be moved, but remains forever. As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so Yahweh surrounds his people from this time forward and forever more.
- John 1:42
He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him, and said, “You are Simon the son of Jonah. You shall be called Cephas” (which is by interpretation, Peter).
- Hebrews 12:28
Therefore, receiving a Kingdom that can’t be shaken, let us have grace, through which we serve God acceptably, with reverence and awe,
- Acts 2:47
praising God, and having favor with all the people. The Lord added to the assembly day by day those who were being saved.
- John 10:27–30
My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. I give eternal life to them. They will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand. My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all. No one is able to snatch them out of my Father’s hand. …
- Hebrews 3:3–4
For he has been counted worthy of more glory than Moses, because he who built the house has more honor than the house. For every house is built by someone; but he who built all things is God.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
16 Simon Peter answered, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
17 Jesus answered him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven.
18 I also tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my assembly, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.
19 I will give to you the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will have been bound in heaven; and whatever you release on earth will have been released in heaven.”
20 Then he commanded the disciples that they should tell no one that he was Jesus the Christ.
Read all of Matthew 16 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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