Matthew 16:19
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19 I will give you (A)the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and (B)whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed[a] in heaven.”
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- Matthew 16:19 Or shall have been bound… shall have been loosed
Matthew 18:18
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18 Truly, I say to you, (A)whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed[a] in heaven.
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- Matthew 18:18 Or shall have been bound… shall have been loosed
Isaiah 22:22
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22 And I will place (A)on his shoulder (B)the key of the house of David. (C)He shall open, and none shall shut; and he shall shut, and none shall open.
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Revelation 1:18
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18 and the living one. (A)I died, and behold I am alive forevermore, and (B)I have the keys of Death and Hades.
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Revelation 3:7
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To the Church in Philadelphia
7 “And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: ‘The words of (A)the holy one, (B)the true one, (C)who has the key of David, (D)who opens and no one will shut, who shuts and no one opens.
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John 20:23
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23 (A)If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you withhold forgiveness from any, it is withheld.”
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2 Corinthians 2:10
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10 Anyone whom you forgive, I also forgive. Indeed, what I have forgiven, if I have forgiven anything, has been for your sake in the presence of Christ,
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Revelation 11:6
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6 They have the power (A)to shut the sky, that no rain may fall during the days of their prophesying, and they have power over the waters to turn them into blood and (B)to strike the earth with every kind of plague, as often as they desire.
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Revelation 9:1
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9 And the fifth angel blew his trumpet, and (A)I saw a star fallen from heaven to earth, and he was given (B)the key to the shaft of (C)the bottomless pit.[a]
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- Revelation 9:1 Greek the abyss; also verses 2, 11
Acts 10:34-43
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Gentiles Hear the Good News
34 So Peter opened his mouth and said: “Truly I understand that (A)God (B)shows no partiality, 35 but (C)in every nation anyone who fears him and (D)does what is right is acceptable to him. 36 As for (E)the word that he sent to Israel, (F)preaching good news of (G)peace through Jesus Christ ((H)he is Lord of all), 37 you yourselves know what happened throughout all Judea, (I)beginning (J)from Galilee after the baptism that John proclaimed: 38 how (K)God anointed Jesus of Nazareth (L)with the Holy Spirit and with (M)power. He went about doing good and healing all (N)who were oppressed by the devil, (O)for God was with him. 39 And (P)we are witnesses of all that he did both in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem. (Q)They put him to death by hanging him on a tree, 40 but (R)God raised him on (S)the third day and made him to (T)appear, 41 (U)not to all the people but to us who had been chosen by God as (V)witnesses, who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead. 42 And (W)he commanded us to preach to the people and to testify (X)that he is the one appointed by God to be judge (Y)of the living and the dead. 43 (Z)To him (AA)all the prophets bear witness that (AB)everyone who believes in him receives (AC)forgiveness of sins (AD)through his name.”
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1 Thessalonians 4:8
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8 Therefore (A)whoever disregards this, disregards not man but God, (B)who gives his Holy Spirit to you.
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1 Corinthians 5:4-5
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4 When you are assembled (A)in the name of the Lord Jesus and my spirit is present, with the power of our Lord Jesus, 5 you are (B)to deliver this man to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so (C)that his spirit may be saved (D)in the day of the Lord.[a]
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- 1 Corinthians 5:5 Some manuscripts add Jesus
Acts 2:14-42
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Peter's Sermon at Pentecost
14 But Peter, standing with the eleven, lifted up his voice and addressed them: “Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and give ear to my words. 15 For these people are not drunk, as you suppose, (A)since it is only the third hour of the day.[a] 16 But this is what was uttered through the prophet Joel:
17 (B)“‘And in the last days it shall be, God declares,
(C)that I will pour out my Spirit (D)on all flesh,
and your sons and (E)your daughters shall prophesy,
and your young men shall see visions,
and your old men shall dream dreams;
18 even on my male servants and female servants
in those days I will pour out my Spirit, and (F)they shall prophesy.
19 And I will show wonders in the heavens above
and signs on the earth below,
blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke;
20 (G)the sun shall be turned to darkness
and the moon to blood,
before (H)the day of the Lord comes, the great and magnificent day.
21 And it shall come to pass that (I)everyone who calls upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.’
22 “Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, (J)a man attested to you by God (K)with (L)mighty works and wonders and signs that (M)God did through him in your midst, as you yourselves know— 23 this Jesus,[b] (N)delivered up according to (O)the definite plan and (P)foreknowledge of God, (Q)you crucified and killed by the hands of lawless men. 24 (R)God raised him up, loosing the pangs of death, because (S)it was not possible for him to be held by it. 25 For David says concerning him,
(T)“‘I saw the Lord always before me,
for he is at my right hand that I may not be shaken;
26 therefore my heart was glad, and my tongue rejoiced;
my flesh also will dwell (U)in hope.
27 For you will not abandon my soul to (V)Hades,
(W)or let your (X)Holy One (Y)see corruption.
28 You have made known to me the paths of life;
you will make me full of gladness with your presence.’
29 “Brothers, I may say to you with confidence about (Z)the patriarch David (AA)that he both died and (AB)was buried, and (AC)his tomb is with us to this day. 30 (AD)Being therefore a prophet, and knowing that (AE)God had sworn with an oath to him that he would set one of his descendants on his throne, 31 he foresaw and spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, that (AF)he was not abandoned to Hades, nor did his flesh see corruption. 32 This Jesus (AG)God raised up, (AH)and of that we all are witnesses. 33 (AI)Being therefore (AJ)exalted at the right hand of God, and having received from (AK)the Father (AL)the promise of the Holy Spirit, (AM)he has poured out this that you yourselves are seeing and hearing. 34 For (AN)David did not ascend into the heavens, but he himself says,
(AO)“‘The Lord said to my Lord,
“Sit at my right hand,
35 until I make your enemies your footstool.”’
36 Let all the house of Israel therefore know for certain that (AP)God has made him (AQ)both Lord and Christ, this Jesus (AR)whom you crucified.”
37 Now when (AS)they heard this they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Brothers, (AT)what shall we do?” 38 And Peter said to them, (AU)“Repent and (AV)be baptized every one of you (AW)in the name of Jesus Christ (AX)for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive (AY)the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39 For (AZ)the promise is for you and (BA)for your children and for all (BB)who are far off, everyone (BC)whom the Lord our God calls to himself.” 40 And with many other words he bore witness and continued to exhort them, saying, (BD)“Save yourselves from this (BE)crooked generation.” 41 So those who received his word were baptized, and (BF)there were added that day about three thousand souls.
The Fellowship of the Believers
42 And (BG)they devoted themselves to the apostles' (BH)teaching and the (BI)fellowship, to (BJ)the breaking of bread and the prayers.
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Revelation 20:1-3
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The Thousand Years
20 Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, (A)holding in his hand the key to (B)the bottomless pit[a] and a great chain. 2 And he seized (C)the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan, and (D)bound him for a thousand years, 3 and threw him into (E)the pit, and shut it and (F)sealed it over him, so that (G)he might not deceive the nations any longer, until the thousand years were ended. After that he must be released for a little while.
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- Revelation 20:1 Greek the abyss; also verse 3
Acts 15:7
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7 And after there had been much (A)debate, Peter stood up and said to them, “Brothers, you know that in the early days God made a choice among you, (B)that by my mouth the Gentiles should hear (C)the word of (D)the gospel and believe.
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