Matthew 16:19

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 replied, “Simon, son of Jonah, you are blessed! No human revealed this to you, but my Father in heaven revealed it to you. 18You are Peter, and I can guarantee that on this rock I will build my church. And the gates of hell will not overpower it. I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven. Whatever you imprison, God will imprison. And whatever you set free, God will set free.” 20Then he strictly ordered the disciples not to tell anyone that he was the Messiah. 21From that time on Jesus began to inform his disciples that he had to go to Jerusalem. There he would have to suffer a lot because of the leaders, the chief priests, and the experts in Moses’ Teachings. He would be killed, but on the third day he would be brought back to life.

Matthew 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 2:14Then Peter stood up with the eleven apostles. In a loud voice he said to them, “Men of Judea and everyone living in Jerusalem! You must understand this, so pay attention to what I say.
• Acts 10:34Then Peter said, “Now I understand that God doesn’t play favorites.
• Acts 15:7After a lot of debating, Peter stood up and said to them, “Brothers, you know what happened some time ago. God chose me so that people who aren’t Jewish could hear the Good News and believe.
• Isaiah 22:22I will place the key of the house of David around his neck. What he opens no one will shut. What he shuts no one will open.
• Revelation 1:18the living one. I was dead, but now I am alive forever. I have the keys of death and hell.
• Revelation 3:7“To the messenger of the church in Philadelphia, write: The one who is holy, who is true, who has the key of David, who opens ⌞a door⌟ that no one can shut, and who shuts ⌞a door⌟ that no one can open, says:
• Revelation 9:1When the fifth angel blew his trumpet, I saw a star that had fallen to earth from the sky. The star was given the key to the shaft of the bottomless pit.
• Revelation 20:1I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding the key to the bottomless pit and a large chain in his hand.
• Matthew 18:18I can guarantee this truth: Whatever you imprison, God will imprison. And whatever you set free, God will set free.
• John 20:23Whenever you forgive sins, they are forgiven. Whenever you don’t forgive them, they are not forgiven.”
• 1 Corinthians 5:4When you have gathered together, I am with you in spirit. Then, in the name of our Lord Jesus, and with his power,
• 2 Corinthians 2:10If you forgive someone, so do I. Indeed, what I have forgiven, if I have forgiven anything, I did in the presence of Christ for your benefit.
• 1 Thessalonians 4:8Therefore, whoever rejects this ⌞order⌟ is not rejecting human authority but God, who gives you his Holy Spirit.
• Revelation 11:6These witnesses have authority to shut the sky in order to keep rain from falling during the time they speak what God has revealed. They have authority to turn water into blood and to strike the earth with any plague as often as 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

Topics related to Matthew 16:19

• Apostles
• Church
• Faith
• Key
• Kingdom of Heaven
• Millennium
• Minister, Christian
• Peter
• Vicegerency

In the dictionaries

• Adulterous
• Bind
• Blood
• Gain
• Gate
• Hell
• Key
• Leaven
• Loose
• Peter

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