18 And I tell you, (A)you are Peter, and (B)on this rock[a] I will build my church, and (C)the gates of (D)hell[b] shall not prevail against it.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 16:18 The Greek words for Peter and rock sound similar
  2. Matthew 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 (A)John. You shall be called (B)Cephas” (which means (C)Peter[a]).

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Footnotes

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

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