I will give to you the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will have been bound in heaven; and whatever you release on earth will have been released in heaven.”
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Matthew 16:19 in context
Matthew 16:16–22
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Simon Peter answered, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
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Jesus answered him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven.
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I also tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my assembly, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.
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I will give to you the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will have been bound in heaven; and whatever you release on earth will have been released in heaven.”
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Then he commanded the disciples that they should tell no one that he was Jesus the Christ.
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From that time, Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and the third day be raised up.
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Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him, saying, “Far be it from you, Lord! This will never be done to you.”
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