18 And I also say to you that (A)you are Peter, and (B)on this rock I will build My church, and (C)the gates of Hades shall not [a]prevail against it. 19 (D)And I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth [b]will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.”

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  1. Matthew 16:18 be victorious
  2. Matthew 16:19 Or will have been bound . . . will have been loosed

28 (A)Therefore take heed to yourselves and to all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit (B)has made you overseers, to shepherd the church [a]of God (C)which He purchased (D)with His own blood.

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  1. Acts 20:28 M of the Lord and God

and from Jesus Christ, (A)the faithful (B)witness, the (C)firstborn from the dead, and (D)the ruler over the kings of the earth.

To Him (E)who [a]loved us (F)and washed us from our sins in His own blood, and has (G)made us [b]kings and priests to His God and Father, (H)to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.

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  1. Revelation 1:5 NU loves us and freed; M loves us and washed
  2. Revelation 1:6 NU, M a kingdom

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