Wisdom 16:13

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Wisdom 16:13 (WEB)
For you have authority over life and death, and you lead down to the gates of Hades, and lead up again.

Catechism · 1

§2130Article 1 · The First CommandmentRead at vatican.va
“Nevertheless, already in the Old Testament, God ordained or permitted the making of images that pointed symbolically toward salvation by the incarnate Word: so it was with the bronze serpent, the ark of the covenant, and the cherubim.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Num 21:4-9; Wis 16:5-14; Jn 3:14-15; Ex 25:10-22; 1 Kings 6:23-28; 7:23-26.

Cross-references · 2

Matthew 16:18
God alone leads down to the gates of Hades and back; the gates of Hades will not prevail.
Revelation 1:18
Power over life and death and the gates of Hades.

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VerseMatthew 16:18
VerseRevelation 1:18

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