Matthew 16:19

Updated: June 3, 2025
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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.”

World English Bible (WEB)

And{G2532} I will give{G1325}{(G5692)} unto thee{G4671} the keys{G2807} of the kingdom{G932} of heaven{G3772}: and{G2532} whatsoever{G3739}{G1437} thou shalt bind{G1210}{(G5661)} on{G1909} earth{G1093} shall be{G2071}{(G5704)} bound{G1210}{(G5772)} in{G1722} heaven{G3772}: and{G2532} whatsoever{G3739}{G1437} thou shalt loose{G3089}{(G5661)} on{G1909} earth{G1093} shall be{G2071}{(G5704)} loosed{G3089}{(G5772)} in{G1722} heaven{G3772}.

KJV with Strongs

(19) I will give you the keys of the Kingdom of the skies, and whatever you bind on land will have been bound in the skies, and whatever you release on the land will have been released in the skies."

The F.O.G

I will give you the keys to Heaven's Kingdom authority. What you prohibit on the earth will have been prohibited in the heavens; what you permit on the earth will have been permitted in the heavens. This is the weight of spiritual authority I'm entrusting to you."

The F.O.G Paraphrase

and I will give to thee the keys of the reign of the heavens, and whatever thou mayest bind upon the earth shall be having been bound in the heavens, and whatever thou mayest loose upon the earth shall be having been loosed in the heavens.’

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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