Matthew 16:19

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Summary

And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.

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Acts 2:14

Acts 10:34

Acts 15:7

The keys

And whatsoever

General references

Matthew 18:18

John 20:23

Bible References

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Then Peter, surrounded by the eleven other Apostles, stood up, and, raising his voice, addressed the crowd. "Men of Judea," he began, "and all you who are staying in Jerusalem, let me tell you what this means. Mark well my words.

Then Peter began. "I see, beyond all doubt," he said, "that 'God does not show partiality,'

After much discussion, Peter rose and said: "You, my Brothers, know well that long ago God singled me out--that through my lips the Gentiles should hear the Message of the Good News, and become believers in Christ.

The keys

the Everliving. I died, and I am alive for ever and ever. And I hold the keys of the Grave and of the Place of the Dead.

To the Angel of the Church in Philadelphia write:-- "These are the words of him who is holy and true, who holds 'the Key of David, who opens and no one shall shut, and shuts and no one opens':--

Then the fifth angel blew; and I saw a Star that had fallen upon the earth from the heavens, and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit.

Then I saw an angel coming down from Heaven, with the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.

And whatsoever

I tell you, all that you forbid on earth will be held in Heaven to be forbidden, and all that you allow on earth will be held in Heaven to be allowed.

If you remit any one's sins, they have been remitted; and, if you retain them, they have been retained."

I have decided-having been present in spirit at your meetings, when the power of the Lord Jesus was with us-

When you forgive a man anything, I forgive him, too. Indeed, for my part, whatever I have forgiven (if I have had to forgive anything), I have forgiven for your sakes, in the presence of Christ,

Therefore he who disregards this warning disregards, not man, but God who gives you his Holy Spirit.

These men have the power to close the heavens, that 'no rain may fall' during the time that they are teaching; and they have power 'to turn the streams into blood, and to smite the land with any Curse,' whenever they will.

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I tell you, all that you forbid on earth will be held in Heaven to be forbidden, and all that you allow on earth will be held in Heaven to be allowed.

If you remit any one's sins, they have been remitted; and, if you retain them, they have been retained."