Matthew 16:18-20

Amplified Bible, Classic Edition

¹⁸And I tell you, you are ^[a]Peter [Greek, Petros—a large piece of rock], and on this rock [Greek, petra—a ^[b]huge rock like Gibraltar] I will build My church, and the gates of Hades (the powers of the ^[c]infernal region) shall ^[d]not overpower it [or be strong to its detriment or hold out against it].

¹⁹I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; and whatever you bind (declare to be improper and unlawful) on earth ^[e]must be what is already bound in heaven; and whatever you loose (declare lawful) on earth ^[f]must be what is already loosed in heaven.^(A)

²⁰Then He sternly and strictly charged and warned the disciples to tell no one that He was Jesus the Christ.

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Notas al pie

Matthew 16:18 The rock on which the church is built is traditionally interpreted as either Peter’s inspired confession of faith in Jesus as the Messiah, or it may be Peter himself (see Eph. 2:20).
Matthew 16:18 Kenneth Wuest, Word Studies.
Matthew 16:18 Kenneth Wuest, Word Studies.
Matthew 16:18 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
Matthew 16:19 Charles B. Williams, The New Testament: A Translation: “The perfect passive participle, here referring to a state of having been already forbidden [or permitted].”
Matthew 16:19 Charles B. Williams, The New Testament: A Translation: “The perfect passive participle, here referring to a state of having been already forbidden [or permitted].”