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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  1. Matthew 16:19 Or will have been bound . . . will have been loosed

19 And I will give you the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven. Whatever you forbid[a] on earth will be forbidden in heaven, and whatever you permit[b] on earth will be permitted in heaven.”

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  1. 16:19a Or bind, or lock.
  2. 16:19b Or loose, or open.

19 I will give you the keys (authority) of the kingdom of heaven; and whatever you bind [forbid, declare to be improper and unlawful] on earth [a]will have [already] been bound in heaven, and whatever you loose [permit, declare lawful] on earth [b]will have [already] been loosed in heaven.”(A)

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  1. Matthew 16:19 Gr estai dedemenon, future perfect passive referring to a state of having already been bound.
  2. Matthew 16:19 Gr estai lelumenon, future perfect passive.