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THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO
ST MATTHEW
CHAPTER 16
  18 And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this arock I will build my bchurch; and the gates of chell shall not dprevail against it.

Footnotes
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Here is a subtle word, play upon ‘Peter’ (Greek petros = small rock) and ‘rock’ (Greek petra = bedrock). Christ is the Stone of Israel.
John 1: 42.
  42 And he brought him to Jesus. And when Jesus beheld him, he said, Thou art Simon the son of Jona: thou shalt be called aCephas, which is by interpretation, A stone.
1 Cor. 3: 11 (9-11).
  11 For other afoundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.
1 Cor. 10: 4.
  4 And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that aRock was Christ.
D&C 50: 44.
  44 Wherefore, I am in your midst, and I am the agood bshepherd, and the cstone of Israel. He that buildeth upon this drock shall never efall.
D&C 128: 10.
  10 And again, for the precedent, Matthew 16:18, 19: And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this arock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. 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.
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D&C 17: 8.
  8 And if you do these last acommandments of mine, which I have given you, the bgates of hell shall not prevail against you; for my cgrace is sufficient for you, and you shall be dlifted up at the last day.
D&C 21: 6.
  6 For by doing these things the agates of hell shall not prevail against you; yea, and the Lord God will disperse the powers of bdarkness from before you, and cause the heavens to cshake for your dgood, and his name’s eglory.