Matthew 16:18-19

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18 And I tell you that you are Peter,^[a] and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades^[b] will not overcome it.

19 I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be^[c] bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be^[d] loosed in heaven.”

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Cross References 4

1. John 1:42
2. S Ephesians 2:20
3. Isaiah 22:22; Revelation 3:7
4. Matthew 18:18; John 20:23

Footnotes 4

[a] The Greek word for "Peter" means "rock."
[b] That is, the realm of the dead
[c] Or "will have been"
[d] Or "will have been"

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