Matthew 16:19
And I will give to thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven. And whatsoever thou shalt bind upon earth, it shall be bound also in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose upon earth, it shall be loosed also in heaven.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
20Then he commanded his disciples, that they should tell no one that he was 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 20:23Whose sins you shall forgive, they are forgiven them; and whose sins you shall retain, they are retained.
Acts 10:34And Peter opening his mouth, said: In very deed I perceive, that God is not a respecter of persons.
1 Corinthians 5:4In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, you being gathered together, and my spirit, with the power of our Lord Jesus;
1 Thessalonians 4:8Therefore, he that despiseth these things, despiseth not man, but God, who also hath given his holy Spirit in us.
Revelation 3:7And to the angel of the church of Philadelphia, write: These things saith the Holy One and the true one, he that hath the key of David; he that openeth, and no man shutteth; shutteth, and no man openeth:
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 →