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Yes! I tell you people that whatever you prohibit on earth will be prohibited in heaven, and whatever you permit on earth will be permitted in heaven.
Verily I say unto you To them all, what he had said before to Peter; (See Gill on Matthew 16:19): what is said here, refers to things and not persons, as there also.
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If he doesn't listen, take one or two others with you so that every accusation can be supported by the testimony of two or three witnesses.l
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If he refuses to hear them, tell the congregation; and if he refuses to listen even to the congregation, treat him as you would a pagan or a tax-collector.
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Yes! I tell you people that whatever you prohibit on earth will be prohibited in heaven, and whatever you permit on earth will be permitted in heaven.
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To repeat, I tell you that if two of you here on earth agree about anything people ask, it will be for them from my Father in heaven.
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For wherever two or three are assembled in my name, I am there with them."
Complete Jewish Bible Copyright 1998 by David H. Stern. Published by Jewish New Testament Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission.