Matthew 16:19
New Catholic Bible
19 I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven. Whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.”[a]
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- Matthew 16:19 Receiving the power of the keys, symbol of authority, Peter becomes Christ’s representative on earth. He is given the power to bind and loose, i.e., to condemn or absolve, to prohibit or allow. Peter is the doorkeeper (Mk 13:34) but not the Teacher or the Father (Mt 23:9-10).
Matthew 16:19
New King James Version
19 (A)And I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth [a]will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.”
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- Matthew 16:19 Or will have been bound . . . will have been loosed
Matthew 16:19
English Standard Version
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
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