Matthew 16:19
And I will give to thee the keys of the kingdom of the heavens, and whatever thou may bind on earth will be what is bound in the heavens, and whatever thou may loose on the earth will be what is loosed in the heavens.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
20Then he commanded his disciples that they should tell no man that he is Jesus, the Christ.
Cross References
Isaiah 22:22And I will lay the key of the house of David upon his shoulder, and he shall open, and none shall shut, and he shall shut, and none shall open.
John 20:23If ye forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them. If ye retain of any, they are retained.
Acts 10:34And having opened his mouth, Peter said, In truth, I am overwhelmed that God is not partial,
1 Corinthians 5:4In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, when ye are gathered together, and my spirit with the power of our Lord Jesus Christ,
1 Thessalonians 4:8Therefore he who disregards, disregards not man, but God, who also gave his Holy Spirit to you.
Revelation 3:7And to the agent of the congregation in Philadelphia write, These things says the Holy, the True, he who has the key of David, who opens, and none will shut it except he who opens, and none will open:
Matthew Henry on Matthew 16:14-21
Christ's Conference with His Disciples. 13 When Jesus came into the coasts of Cæsarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am? 14 And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets. 15 He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? 16 And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. 17 And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-jona: for flesh and blood… Read the whole commentary →