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Source language
Original Greek   
κἀγὼ δέ σοι λέγω ὅτι σὺ εἶ Πέτρος, καὶ ἐπὶ ταύτῃ τῇ πέτρᾳ οἰκοδομήσω μου τὴν ἐκκλησίαν, καὶ πύλαι ᾅδου οὐ κατισχύσουσιν αὐτῆς·
Greek - Transliteration via code library   
kago de soi lego oti su ei Petros, kai epi taute te petra oikodomeso mou ten ekklesian, kai pulai adou ou katiskhusousin autes*

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
et ego dico tibi quia tu es Petrus et super hanc petram aedificabo ecclesiam meam et portae inferi non praevalebunt adversum eam

King James Variants
American King James Version   
And I say also to you, That you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
King James 2000 (out of print)   
And I say also unto you, That you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hades shall not prevail against it.
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
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.
Authorized (King James) Version   
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.
New King James Version   
And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.
21st Century King James Version   
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.

Other translations
American Standard Version   
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.
Aramaic Bible in Plain English   
“Also I say to you, that you are Kaypha, and upon this stone I shall build my church, and the gates of Sheol will not withstand it.”
Darby Bible Translation   
And I also, I say unto thee that thou art Peter, and on this rock I will build my assembly, and hades' gates shall not prevail against it.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
And I say to thee: That thou art Peter; and upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
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.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
God's Word   
You are Peter, and I can guarantee that on this rock I will build my church. And the gates of hell will not overpower it.
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the forces of Hades will not overpower it.
International Standard Version   
I tell you that you are Peter, and it is on this rock that I will build my congregation, and the powers of hell will not conquer it.
NET Bible   
And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overpower it.
New American Standard Bible   
"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.
New International Version   
And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it.
New Living Translation   
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.
Webster's Bible Translation   
And I say also to thee, that thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church: and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
Weymouth New Testament   
And I declare to you that you are Peter, and that upon this Rock I will build my Church, and the might of Hades shall not triumph over it.
The World English Bible   
I also tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my assembly, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.
EasyEnglish Bible   
I tell you this. You are called Peter, which means a rock. And I will build my church on this rock. Not even the power of death will destroy my church.
Young‘s Literal Translation   
`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;
New Life Version   
“And I tell you that you are Peter. On this rock I will build My church. The powers of hell will not be able to have power over My church.
Revised Geneva Translation   
“And I also say to you that you are Peter. And upon this rock I will build My Church. And the gates of Hell shall not overcome it.
The Voice Bible   
This is why I have called you Peter (rock): for on this rock I will build My church. The church will reign triumphant even at the gates of hell.
Living Bible   
You are Peter, a stone; and upon this rock I will build my church; and all the powers of hell shall not prevail against it.
New Catholic Bible   
And I say to you: You are Peter, and on this rock I will build my Church, and the gates of the netherworld will not prevail against it.
Legacy Standard Bible   
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.
Jubilee Bible 2000   
And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, a small rock and upon the large rock I will build my congregation, {Gr. ekklesia – called out ones} and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against her.
Christian Standard Bible   
And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overpower it.
Amplified Bible © 1954   
And I tell you, you are Peter [Greek, Petros—a large piece of rock], and on this rock [Greek, petra—a huge rock like Gibraltar] I will build My church, 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].
New Century Version   
So I tell you, you are Peter. On this rock I will build my church, and the power of death will not be able to defeat it.
The Message   
Jesus came back, “God bless you, Simon, son of Jonah! You didn’t get that answer out of books or from teachers. My Father in heaven, God himself, let you in on this secret of who I really am. And now I’m going to tell you who you are, really are. You are Peter, a rock. This is the rock on which I will put together my church, a church so expansive with energy that not even the gates of hell will be able to keep it out.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell will not overpower it.
Mounce Reverse Interlinear New Testament   
And I · say to you, you are Peter, and on this · rock I will build my · church, and the gates of Hades will not overpower it.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.
New Matthew Bible   
And I say also to you that you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my congregation. And the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
Good News Translation®   
And so I tell you, Peter: you are a rock, and on this rock foundation I will build my church, and not even death will ever be able to overcome it.
Wycliffe Bible   
And I say to thee, that thou art Peter, and on this stone I shall build my church, and the gates of hell shall not have power against it. [And I say to thee, for thou art Peter, and upon this stone I shall build my church, and the gates of hell shall not have might, or strength, against it.]
New Testament for Everyone   
And I’ve got something to tell you, too: you are Peter, the rock, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell won’t overpower it.
Contemporary English Version   
So I will call you Peter, which means “a rock.” On this rock I will build my church, and death itself will not have any power over it.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the powers of death shall not prevail against it.
J.B. Phillips New Testament   
“Simon, son of Jonah, you are a fortunate man indeed!” said Jesus, “for it was not your own nature but my Heavenly Father who has revealed this truth to you! Now I tell you that you are Peter the rock, and it is on this rock that I am going to found my Church, and the powers of death will never prevail against it. I will give you the keys of the kingdom of Heaven; whatever you forbid on earth will be what is forbidden in Heaven and whatever you permit on earth will be what is permitted in Heaven!” Then he impressed on his disciples that they should not tell anyone that he was Christ.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.
Common English Bible © 2011   
I tell you that you are Peter. And I’ll build my church on this rock. The gates of the underworld won’t be able to stand against it.
Amplified Bible © 2015   
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].
English Standard Version Anglicised   
And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
And so I say to you, you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of the netherworld shall not prevail against it.
New American Standard Bible   
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.
The Expanded Bible   
So I tell you, you are Peter [C the Greek petros, like the Aramaic cephas, means “rock” or “stone”]. On this rock I will build my church, and the ·power of death [L gates of Hades/the underworld] will not be able to ·defeat [overpower; conquer; prevail against] it.
Tree of Life Version   
And I also tell you that you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build My community; and the gates of Sheol will not overpower it.
Revised Standard Version   
And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the powers of death shall not prevail against it.
New International Reader's Version   
Here is what I tell you. You are Peter. On this rock I will build my church. The gates of hell will not be strong enough to destroy it.
BRG Bible   
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.
Complete Jewish Bible   
I also tell you this: you are Kefa,” [which means ‘Rock,’] “and on this rock I will build my Community, and the gates of Sh’ol will not overcome it.
Worldwide English (New Testament)   
I tell you this. You are Peter. On this rock I will build my church. The power of death will not destroy it.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
And I also say to you that you are Shimon Kefa [Petros] and upon this TSUR I will build my Kehillah, my Chavurah (the Community of Moshiach) and the shaarei Sheol (gates of Sheol) shall not overpower it.
Names of God Bible   
You are Peter, and I can guarantee that on this rock I will build my church. And the gates of hell will not overpower it.
Modern English Version   
And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.
Easy-to-Read Version   
So I tell you, you are Peter. And I will build my church on this rock. The power of death will not be able to defeat my church.
International Children’s Bible   
So I tell you, you are Peter. And I will build my church on this rock. The power of death will not be able to defeat my church.
Lexham English Bible   
And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overpower it!
New International Version - UK   
And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it.
Disciples Literal New Testament   
And I also say to you that you are a rock, and upon this bed-rock I will build My church— and the gates of Hades will not prevail-against it.