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NASB | Matthew 16:18 "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. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 16:18 "And I say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church; and the gates of Hades (death) will not overpower it [by preventing the resurrection of the Christ]. [Eph 1:22; 4:15; 5:23; Col 1:18] |
Subject: NT Church |
Bible Note: Most people refering to the OT church are refering to: Exo 12:6 And you shall keep it up until the fourteenth day of the same month: and the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it in the evening. NT Church: ekkleesia Thayer Definition: 1 A gathering of citizens called out from their homes into some public place, an assembly Fron the Strongs:From a compound of G1537 and a derivative of G2564; a calling out, that is, "concretely" a popular meeting, especially a religious congregation "Jewish synagogue", or Christian community of members on earth or saints in heaven or both: - assembly, church. |