Matthew 16 - NLT & NASB

Then he asked them, “But who do you say I am?” Simon… Matthew 16:15-16

Then he asked them, “But who do you say I am?” Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.” Matthew 16:15-16	He said to them, “But who do you yourselves say that I am?” Simon Peter answered, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” Messiah Jesus
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. Matthew 16:18	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. church community hell

And I will give you the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven. Whatever you forbid on earth will be forbidden in heaven, and whatever you permit on earth will be permitted in heaven. Matthew 16:19	I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; and whatever you bind on earth shall have been bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall have been loosed in heaven. kingdom world heaven
If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake, you will save it. Matthew 16:25	For whoever wants to save his life will lose it; but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it. salvation death life
And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul? Is anything worth more than your soul? Matthew 16:26	For what good will it do a person if he gains the whole world, but forfeits his soul? Or what will a person give in exchange for his soul? materialism life soul