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ESV — Matthew 16:18; John 1:42

18 And I tell you, iyou are Peter, and jon this rock1 I will build my church, and kthe gates of lhell2 shall not prevail against it.

Footnotes

[1] 16:18 The Greek words for Peter and rock sound similar
[2] 16:18 Greek the gates of Hades

42 He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, “You are Simon the son of nJohn. You shall be called oCephas” (which means pPeter1).

Footnotes

[1] 1:42 Cephas and Peter are from the word for rock in Aramaic and Greek, respectively