And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build My ekklesia; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

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

"And I also say to you that you are Peter (Petros, a stone), and upon this rock I will build My ekklesia; and the gates of Hades shall not overpower it.

And I tell you that you are Peter (rock), and on this rock I will build My ekklesia, and the gates of Hades (or hell) will not overcome it (or not prove stronger than it).

And I tell you, you are Peter [Greek, Petros - a large piece of rock], and on this rock [Greek, petra - a huge rock like Gibralter] I will build My ekklesia, and the gates of Hades (the powers of the infernal region) shall not overpower it [or be strong to its detriment or hold out against it].

Moreover, as for Myself, I also am saying to you, You are Rock [petros, masculine in gender, a detached but large fragment of rock], and upon this massive rock [petra, feminine in gender, feminine demonstrative pronoun cannot go back to masculine pertros; petra, a rock peak, a massive rock] I will build My Ekklesia. And the councils of the unseen world shall not overpower it.

Now I tell you that you are Peter the rock, and it is on this rock that I am going to found My Ekklesia, and the powers of death will never have the power to destroy it.

And I, yes I, tell you, your name from now on is to be Peter, Rock, and on a massive rock like this (a different word from the word translated Peter; i.e., petra, a massive rock, meaning faith in the Christ, the Son of God) I will build My ekklesia, and the powers of the underworld (hades) shall never overthrow it.

1. An Acceptable Truth - Neil Girrard
2. Advice to New Believers - Neil Girrard
3. Against the Night; The "Church" Paradigm (a la Colson); Neil Girrard
4. Apostasy or Rapture - Neil Girrard
5. Ask Not What God Can Do For You - Neil Girrard
6. But the Building Is Just a Tool - Neil Girrard
7. Captives Set Free; Lords of Darkness - Neil Girrard
8. 4. The Churches Founded by the Apostles; The Normal Christian Church Life - Watchman Nee
9. 7. The Covering, Restraint, and Supply of the Body of Christ; The Body of Christ: A Reality - Watchman Nee
10. Done in Christ; Lords of Darkness - Neil Girrard
11. Ekklesia - A Word Study - Neil Girrard
12. False Religion; Lords of Darkness - Neil Girrard
13. A Game of Words - Neil Girrard
14. The Gates of Hades; Lords of Darkness - Neil Girrard
15. God's Fuhrer - Neil Girrard
16. Intimidation; Lords of Darkness - Neil Girrard
17. Known - Neil Girrard
18. Leadership and Unity - Neil Girrard
19. Misusing Wealth; Lords of Darkness - Neil Girrard
20. One Hundred and Seven Theses - Steve Camp
21. 1. Organization: Necessary and Dangerous (Part 1) The "Church" Paradigm (a la Tozer) - Neil Girrard
22. 3. Organization: Necessary and Dangerous (Part 2) ; The "Church" Paradigm (a la Tozer) - Neil Girrard
23. The Paradigm Shift - Neil Girrard
24. The Purpose of America - Neil Girrard
25. Six / One / Five-Twenty B.C.; "Building the Temple" - Neil Girrard
26. Six / Twenty-Four / Five-Twenty B.C.; "Building the Temple" - Neil Girrard
27. A Slippery Slope - Neil Girrard
28. Tolerance or Unity; Lords of Darkness - Neil Girrard
29. Why Now? - Neil Girrard
30. The Work of the Wilderness - Neil Girrard

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