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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.

19 I will give you the keys(A) of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be[a] bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be[b] loosed in heaven.”(B)

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  1. Matthew 16:19 Or will have been
  2. Matthew 16:19 Or will have been