Matthew 16:19

Translations

Modern

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.”

Traditional

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.

Literal

I will give to you the keys of the kingdom of the heavens. And whatever you might bind on the earth will be bound in the heavens, and whatever you might loose on the earth will be loosed in the heavens.”

Latin

Et tibi dabo claves regni cælorum. Et quodcumque ligaveris super terram, erit ligatum et in cælis: et quodcumque solveris super terram, erit solutum et in cælis.

Original

Greek

English

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.”

Notes

Matthew 16:19

Keys 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.

Theme notes and profiles

Simon Peter Encounters with Jesus God’s Promised Kingdom The Central Sanctuary The Messiah The Stone the Builders Rejected

Events

Peter's Confession "Upon this Rock"c. AD 29

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