Matthew 16

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

18 Ref And I say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock will my church be based, and the doors of hell will not overcome it.

World English Bible (WEB)

18 Ref I also tell you that you are Peter,{Peter's name, Petros in Greek, is the word for a specific rock or stone.} and on this rock{Greek, petra, a rock mass or bedrock.} I will build my assembly, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.

American Standard-ASV1901 (ASV)

18 Ref 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.

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