Here is what I tell you. You are Peter. On this rock I will build my church. The gates of hell will not be strong enough to destroy it.

我还告诉你，你是彼得，我要把我的教会建造在这磐石上；阴间的权柄不能胜过他。

我还告诉你，你是彼得，我要把我的教会建造在这磐石上，阴间的权柄不能胜过它。

我还告诉你，你是彼得，我要把我的教会建造在这磐石上，阴间的权柄不能胜过它。

我告诉你，你是彼得，我要在这磐石上建立我的教会，阴间的势力不能胜过它。

我告诉你，你是彼得，我要在这磐石上建立我的教会，死亡的权势﹙“死亡的权势”原文作“阴间的门”。﹚不能胜过他。

我还告诉你：你是彼得，我要在这磐石上建立我的教会，阴间的门不能胜过它。

我還告訴你，你是彼得，我要把我的教會建造在這磐石上；陰間的權柄不能勝過他。

我還告訴你，你是彼得，我要把我的教會建造在這磐石上，陰間的權柄不能勝過它。

我還告訴你，你是彼得，我要把我的教會建造在這磐石上，陰間的權柄不能勝過它。

我告訴你，你是彼得，我要在這磐石上建立我的教會，陰間的勢力不能勝過它。

我告訴你，你是彼得，我要在這磐石上建立我的教會，死亡的權勢﹙“死亡的權勢”原文作“陰間的門”。﹚不能勝過他。

我還告訴你，你是石頭彼得；在這磐石上我要建立我的教會，陰間的門戶必沒有力量勝過她。

我還告訴你：你是彼得，我要在這磐石上建立我的教會，陰間的門不能勝過它。

吾又語汝、爾乃彼得、我將建我會於此磐、而陰府之權、不能勝之、

我又語爾、爾乃彼得、我將建我會於此磐、而陰府不能勝、

我又告爾、爾乃彼得、彼得譯即磐之義我即於此磐上、建我教會、而陰府之權、權原文作門不能勝之、

予亦語汝、汝乃磐石、予將建吾教會於斯石上、地獄之門、無以勝之。

And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it.

And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

Now I say to you that you are Peter( which means‘ rock’), and upon this rock I will build my church, and all the powers of hell will not conquer it.

And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overpower it.

And I also say to you that you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build My church; and the gates of Hades will not overpower it.

And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.

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.

And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the forces of Hades will not overpower it.

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.

And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overpower it.

I also tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my assembly, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.

So you are no longer outsiders and strangers. You are citizens together with God’s people. You are also members of God’s family.You are a building that is built on the apostles and prophets. They are the foundation. Christ Jesus himself is the most important stone in the building.The whole building is held together by him. It rises to become a holy temple because it belongs to the Lord.And because you belong to him, you too are being built together. You are being made into a house where God lives through his Spirit.

We work together to serve God. You are like God’s field. You are like his building.God has given me the grace to lay a foundation as a wise builder. Now someone else is building on it. But each one should build carefully.No one can lay any other foundation than what has already been laid. That foundation is Jesus Christ.

So the Lord and King speaks. He says,“ Look! I am laying a stone in Zion. It is a stone that has been tested. It is the most important stone for a firm foundation. The one who depends on that stone will never be shaken.

And he brought Simon to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said,“ You are Simon, son of John. You will be called Cephas.” Cephas means Peter, or Rock.

And he is the head of the body, which is the church. He is the beginning. He is the first to be raised from the dead. That happened so that he would be far above everything.

Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion. They will always be secure. They will last forever.Like the mountains around Jerusalem, the Lord is all around his people both now and forever.

Then if I have to put off my visit, you will know how people should act in God’s family. The family of God is the church of the living God. It is the pillar and foundation of the truth.

The person who builds a house has greater honor than the house itself. In the same way, Jesus has been found worthy of greater honor than Moses.Every house is built by someone. But God is the builder of everything.

Give Joshua a message from the Lord who rules over all. He says,‘ Here is the man whose name is the Branch. He will branch out and build my temple.That is what he will do. He will be dressed in majesty as if it were his royal robe. He will sit as king on his throne. He will also be a priest there. So he will combine the positions of king and priest in himself.’

They praised God. They were respected by all the people. Every day the Lord added to their group those who were being saved.

But no weapon used against you will succeed. People might bring charges against you. But you will prove that they are wrong. Those are the things I do for my servants. I make everything right for them,” announces the Lord.

Lord, see how badly my enemies treat me! Help me! Don’t let me go down to the gates of death!

Have the gates of death been shown to you? Have you seen the gates of the deepest darkness?

And Saul had agreed with the Sanhedrin that Stephen should die. On that day the church in Jerusalem began to be attacked and treated badly. All except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria.

But what if they also refuse to listen to the witnesses? Then tell it to the church. And what if they refuse to listen even to the church? Then don’t treat them as a brother or sister. Treat them as you would treat an ungodly person or a tax collector.

Wisdom is too high for foolish people. They shouldn’t speak when people meet at the city gate to conduct business.

My sheep listen to my voice. I know them, and they follow me.I give them eternal life, and they will never die. No one will steal them out of my hand.My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than anyone. No one can steal them out of my Father’s hand.I and the Father are one.”

He wanted the rulers and authorities in the heavenly world to come to know his great wisdom. The church would make it known to them.

And what about you, Capernaum? Will you be lifted to the heavens? No! You will go down to the place of the dead. Suppose the miracles done in you had been done in Sodom. It would still be here today.

The wall of the city had 12 foundations. Written on them were the names of the 12 apostles of the Lamb.

James, Peter and John are respected as pillars in the church. They recognized the special grace given to me. So they shook my hand and the hand of Barnabas. They wanted to show they accepted us. They agreed that we should go to the Gentiles. They would go to the Jews.

That is a deep mystery. But I’m talking about Christ and the church.

Here are the names of the 12 apostles. First there were Simon Peter and his brother Andrew. Then came James, son of Zebedee, and his brother John.

Husbands, love your wives. Love them just as Christ loved the church. He gave himself up for her.He did it to make her holy. He made her clean by washing her with water and the word.He did it to bring her to himself as a brightly shining church. He wants a church that has no stain or wrinkle or any other flaw. He wants a church that is holy and without blame.

We are receiving a kingdom that can’t be shaken. So let us be thankful. Then we can worship God in a way that pleases him. Let us worship him with deep respect and wonder.

Who can bring any charge against God’s chosen ones? God makes us right with himself.Then who can sentence us to death? No one. Christ Jesus is at the right hand of God and is also praying for us. He died. More than that, he was raised to life.Who can separate us from Christ’s love? Can trouble or hard times or harm or hunger? Can nakedness or danger or war?It is written,“ Because of you, we face death all day long. We are considered as sheep to be killed.”( Psalm 44:22)No! In all these things we are more than winners! We owe it all to Christ, who has loved us.I am absolutely sure that not even death or life can separate us from God’s love. Not even angels or demons, the present or the future, or any powers can separate us.Not even the highest places or the lowest, or anything else in all creation can separate us. Nothing at all can ever separate us from God’s love. That’s because of what Christ Jesus our Lord has done.

Suppose someone doesn’t know how to manage his own family. Then how can he take care of God’s church?

I said,“ I’m enjoying the best years of my life. Must I now go through the gates of death? Will the rest of my years be taken away from me?”

I saw“ a new heaven and a new earth.”( Isaiah 65:17) The first heaven and the first earth were completely gone. There was no longer any sea.I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem. It was coming down out of heaven from God. It was prepared like a bride beautifully dressed for her husband.I heard a loud voice from the throne. It said,“ Look! God now makes his home with the people. He will live with them. They will be his people. And God himself will be with them and be their God.‘ He will wipe away every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death.’( Isaiah 25:8) And there will be no more sadness. There will be no more crying or pain. Things are no longer the way they used to be.”

So I will certainly bless you. I will make the children born into your family as many as the stars in the sky. I will make them as many as the grains of sand on the seashore. They will take over the cities of their enemies.

The seventh angel blew his trumpet. There were loud voices in heaven. They said,“ The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Messiah. He will rule for ever and ever.”

Those who gather in public places make fun of me. Those who get drunk make up songs about me.

“ Death, where is the victory you thought you had? Death, where is your sting?”( Hosea 13:14)

The king said,“ I’ll do what you think is best.” So the king stood beside the city gate. His whole army marched out in groups of hundreds and groups of thousands.

He will help those who are fair when they judge. He will give strength to those who turn back their enemies at the city gate.

They refused to eat anything. They came close to passing through the gates of death.

Blessed are those who have many children. They won’t be put to shame when they go up against their enemies in court.