Matthew 16:19 “I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven. Whatever you bind o…”

Matthew 16:19

I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven. Whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.

World English Bible

I will give to you the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will have been bound in heaven; and whatever you release on earth will have been released in heaven.”

American Standard Version

I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.

Geneva Bible 1599

And I will giue vnto thee the keyes of the kingdome of heauen, and whatsoeuer thou shalt binde vpon earth, shalbe bound in heauen: and whatsoeuer thou shalt loose on earth, shall be loosed in heauen.

Darby Translation

And I will give to thee the keys of the kingdom of the heavens; and whatsoever thou mayest bind upon the earth shall be bound in the heavens; and whatsoever thou mayest loose on the earth shall be loosed in the heavens.

Young's Literal Translation

and I will give to thee the keys of the reign of the heavens, and whatever thou mayest bind upon the earth shall be having been bound in the heavens, and whatever thou mayest loose upon the earth shall be having been loosed in the heavens.'

Bible in Basic English

I will give to you the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatever is fixed by you on earth will be fixed in heaven: and whatever you make free on earth will be made free in heaven.

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Cross references

“give”

Acts 10:34–43 Acts 2:14–42 Acts 15:7

Acts 10:34–43 · BSB

Then Peter began to speak: “I now truly understand that God does not show favoritism,

Acts 2:14–42 · BSB

Then Peter stood up with the Eleven, lifted up his voice, and addressed the crowd: “Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and listen carefully to my words.

Acts 15:7 · BSB

After much discussion, Peter got up and said to them, “Brothers, you know that in the early days God made a choice among you that the Gentiles would hear from my lips the message of the gospel and believe.

“the keys”

Isaiah 22:22 Revelation 1:18 Revelation 3:7 Revelation 9:1 Revelation 20:1–3

Isaiah 22:22 · BSB

I will place on his shoulder the key to the house of David. What he opens no one can shut, and what he shuts no one can open.

Revelation 1:18 · BSB

the Living One. I was dead, and behold, now I am alive forever and ever! And I hold the keys of Death and of Hades.

Revelation 3:7 · BSB

To the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: These are the words of the One who is holy and true, who holds the key of David. What He opens no one can shut, and what He shuts no one can open.

Revelation 9:1 · BSB

Then the fifth angel sounded his trumpet, and I saw a star that had fallen from heaven to earth, and it was given the key to the pit of the Abyss.

Revelation 20:1–3 · BSB

Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven with the key to the Abyss, holding in his hand a great chain.

“and whatsoever”

Matthew 18:18 John 20:23 2 Corinthians 2:10 Revelation 11:6 1 Thessalonians 4:8 1 Corinthians 5:4

Matthew 18:18 · BSB

Truly I tell you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.

John 20:23 · BSB

If you forgive anyone his sins, they are forgiven; if you withhold forgiveness from anyone, it is withheld.”

2 Corinthians 2:10 · BSB

If you forgive anyone, I also forgive him. And if I have forgiven anything, I have forgiven it in the presence of Christ for your sake,

Revelation 11:6 · BSB

These witnesses have power to shut the sky so that no rain will fall during the days of their prophecy, and power to turn the waters into blood and to strike the earth with every kind of plague as often as they wish.

1 Thessalonians 4:8 · BSB

Anyone, then, who rejects this command does not reject man but God, the very One who gives you His Holy Spirit.

1 Corinthians 5:4 · BSB

When you are assembled in the name of our Lord Jesus and I am with you in spirit, along with the power of the Lord Jesus,

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

18And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.

20Then He admonished the disciples not to tell anyone that He was the Christ.

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