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Matthew 16:18

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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.

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  1. Matthew 16:16

    And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.

  2. Matthew 16:17

    And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Bar–jona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.

  3. Matthew 16:19

    And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.

  4. Matthew 16:20

    Then charged he his disciples that they should tell no man that he was Jesus the Christ.

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