Christian Standard Bible
Matthew 16:19
19I 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.”
Matthew 16:19 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)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.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven."
- New King James Version (NKJV)And 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 loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.”
Context of Matthew 16:19
17Jesus responded, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, because flesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but my Father in heaven. 18And 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.” 20Then he gave the disciples orders to tell no one that he was the Messiah. 21From then on Jesus began to point out to his disciples that it was necessary for him to go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders, chief priests, and scribes, be killed, and be raised the third day.
Read all of Matthew 16Matthew 16:19 word by word
δώσω σοι τὰς κλεῖδας τῆς βασιλείας τῶν οὐρανῶν, καὶ ὃ ἐὰν δήσῃς ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, ἔσται δεδεμένον ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς, καὶ ὃ ἐὰν λύσῃς ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, ἔσται λελυμένον ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς.¶Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Andκαίkai · andG2532
- I will giveδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
- unto theeσύsu · youG4771
- the keysὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- the keysκλείςkleis · keyG2807
- of the kingdomβασιλείαbasileia · kingdomG932
- of heavenοὐρανόςouranos · heavenG3772
- ·ὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
- whatsoeverἐάνean · ifG1437
- thou shalt bindδέωdeō · to bindG1210
- onἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
- earthγῆgē · earth: planetG1093
- shall beεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
- inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
- thou shalt looseλύωluō · to looseG3089
Cross-references for Matthew 16:19
- Acts 2:14Peter stood up with the Eleven, raised his voice, and proclaimed to them, “Fellow Jews and all you residents of Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and pay attention to my words.
- Acts 10:34Peter began to speak: “Now I truly understand that God doesn’t show favoritism,
- Acts 15:7After there had been much debate, Peter stood up and said to them, “Brothers, you are aware that in the early days God made a choice among you, that by my mouth the Gentiles would hear the gospel message and believe.
- Isaiah 22:22I will place the key of the house of David on his shoulder; what he opens, no one can close; what he closes, no one can open.
- Revelation 1:18and the Living One. I was dead, but look — I am alive forever and ever, and I hold the keys of death and Hades.
- Revelation 3:7“Write to the angel of the church in Philadelphia: Thus says the Holy One, the true one, the one who has the key of David, who opens and no one will close, and who closes and no one opens:
- Revelation 9:1The fifth angel blew his trumpet, and I saw a star that had fallen from heaven to earth. The key for the shaft to the abyss was given to him.
- Revelation 20:1Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven holding the key to the abyss and a great chain in his hand.
- Matthew 18:18Truly I tell you, whatever you bind on earth will have been bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will have been loosed in heaven.
- John 20:23If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.”
- 1 Corinthians 5:4When you are assembled in the name of our Lord Jesus, and I am with you in spirit, with the power of our Lord Jesus,
- 2 Corinthians 2:10Anyone you forgive, I do too. For what I have forgiven — if I have forgiven anything — it is for your benefit in the presence of Christ,
- 1 Thessalonians 4:8Consequently, anyone who rejects this does not reject man, but God, who gives you his Holy Spirit.
- Revelation 11:6They have authority to close up the sky so that it does not rain during the days of their prophecy. They also have power over the waters to turn them into blood and to strike the earth with every plague whenever they want.
Commentaries on Matthew 16:19
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19The keys of the kingdom - By the kingdom of heaven, we may consider the true Church, that house of God, to be meant; and by the keys, the power of admitting into that house, or of preventing any improper person from coming in. In other words, the doctrine of salvation, and the full declaration of the way in which God will save sinners; and who they are that shall be finally excluded from heaven; and on what account. When the Jews made a man a doctor of…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13-20Verses 13-20 See also Mark 8:27-29, and Luke 9:18-20. Cesarea Philippi - There were two cities in Judea called Caesarea. One was situated on the borders of the Mediterranean (See the notes at Acts 8:40), and the other was the one mentioned here. This city was greatly enlarged and ornamented by Philip the tetrarch, son of Herod, and called Caesarea in honor of the Roman emperor, Tiberius Caesar. To distinguish it from the other Caesarea the name of Philip…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-20Verses 13-20 Peter, for himself and his brethren, said that they were assured of our Lord's being the promised Messiah, the Son of the living God. This showed that they believed Jesus to be more than man. Our Lord declared Peter to be blessed, as the teaching of God made him differ from his unbelieving countrymen. Christ added that he had named him Peter, in allusion to his stability or firmness in professing the truth. The word translated "rock," is not…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19Keys symbolize access to special knowledge that gives someone authority (see Matthew 13:16–17; 23:13; Isaiah 22:22; Revelation 3:7). bind … loose: Jesus gave Peter (and later the rest of the twelve apostles, Matthew 18:18) the authority to teach God's will as Jesus Christ revealed it (13:52; 18:15–20; 23:2–12; 28:16–20). will be: You could also translate this as will have been. This emphasizes that God’s sovereign decision comes first.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1919. And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven--the kingdom of God about to be set up on earth and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven--Whatever this mean, it was soon expressly extended to all the apostles (Mt 18:18); so that the claim of supreme authority in the Church, made for Peter by the Church of Rome, and then arrogated to themselves by…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Matthew 16
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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