18 And I tell you that you are Peter,[a](A) and on this rock I will build my church,(B) and the gates of Hades[b] will not overcome it.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 16:18 The Greek word for Peter means rock.
  2. Matthew 16:18 That is, the realm of the dead

23 In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away, with Lazarus by his side.

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27 because you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead,
    you will not let your holy one see decay.(A)

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