Matthäus 16:18
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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Study Note
Jesus's declaration 'on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it' is among the most exegetically contested verses in the Gospels. Whether 'this rock' (petra) refers to Peter (Petros), his confession, or Christ himself has divided Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant interpreters for centuries, with ecclesiological implications for papal primacy. The 'gates of Hades' (pylai hadou) more likely refers to death's power than to demonic attack — the assembly of those who confess Jesus will not be silenced by mortality. The verse is the first occurrence of 'church' (ekklesia) in Matthew's Gospel, marking a turning point from Jesus's Galilean ministry toward the post-resurrection community.
Andere Übersetzungen
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 thee, that thou art a rock, and upon this rock I will build my assembly, and gates of Hades shall not prevail against it;
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.
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