Matthew 16:19
I will give thee, the keys of the kingdom of the heavens,—and, whatsoever thou shalt bind upon the earth, shall be bound in the heavens, and, whatsoever thou shalt loose upon the earth, shall be loosed in the heavens.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
20Then, straitly charged he the disciples, lest, to any man, they should say—He, is, 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 shut and none shall open;
John 20:23Whosesoever sins ye shall remit, they are remitted unto them, whosesoever ye shall retain, they are retained.
Acts 10:34And Peter, opening his mouth, said—Of a truth, I find that God is no respecter of persons;
1 Corinthians 5:4In the name of our Lord Jesus, ye being gathered together, and my spirit, with the power of our Lord Jesus,
1 Thessalonians 4:8Therefore, indeed, he that disregardeth—it is, not a man, he disregardeth, but God,—Who giveth his Holy Spirit unto you.
Revelation 3:7And, unto the messenger of the assembly, in Philadelphia, write:—These things, saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth and no one shall shut, and shutteth and no one 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 →