Matthew 16:19
I will give thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven; and whatever thou shalt bind on earth will be bound in heaven; and whatever thou shalt loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
20Then he charged the disciples to tell no one that he was the Christ.
Cross References
Isaiah 22:22I will lay the key of the house of David upon his shoulder; He shall open, and none shall shut, And he shall shut, and none shall open.
John 20:23Whosever sins ye remit, they are remitted to them; whosever ye retain, they are retained.
Acts 10:34And Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is not a respecter of persons,
1 Corinthians 5:4in the name of our Lord Jesus, when you and my spirit with you are assembled together, with the power of our Lord Jesus,
1 Thessalonians 4:8He therefore that rejecteth, rejecteth not man, but God, who also gave to you his Holy Spirit.
Revelation 3:7And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: These things saith he who is holy, he who is true, he who hath the key of David; he who openeth, and no one shall shut; and shutteth, and no one shall 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 →