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Matthew 16:18–19

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18And I tell you, iyou are Peter, and jon this rock2 I will build my church, and kthe gates of lhell3 shall not prevail against it. 19I will give you mthe keys of the kingdom of heaven, and nwhatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed4 in heaven.”

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Footnotes

  1. 2The Greek words for Peter and rock sound similar
  2. 3Greek the gates of Hades
  3. 4Or shall have been bound … shall have been loosed

Cross references

  1. i[ch. 10:2; John 1:42]
  2. jEph. 2:20; Rev. 21:14; [ch. 7:24]
  3. kJob 38:17; Isa. 38:10
  4. lSee ch. 11:23
  5. m[Isa. 22:22; Rev. 1:18; 3:7]
  6. n[ch. 18:18; John 20:23]

In other versions

NIVNew International Version (2011)

And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it. I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overpower it. I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will have been bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will have been loosed in heaven.”

NLTNew Living Translation

Now I say to you that you are Peter (which means ‘rock’), and upon this rock I will build my church, and all the powers of hell will not conquer it. And I will give you the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven. Whatever you forbid on earth will be forbidden in heaven, and whatever you permit on earth will be permitted in heaven.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overpower it! I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you release on earth will be released in heaven.”

KJV 1900King James Version

And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.