18 And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overpower it! 19 I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound[a] in heaven, and whatever you release on earth will be released[b] in heaven.” 20 Then he commanded the disciples that they should tell no one that he was the Christ.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 16:19 Or “will have been bound”
  2. Matthew 16:19 Or “will have been released”