18 And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church,(A) and the gates of Hades will not overpower it. 19 I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven,(B) and whatever you bind on earth will have been bound[a] in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will have been loosed[b] in heaven.” 20 Then he gave the disciples orders to tell no one that he was[c] the Messiah.(C)

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  1. 16:19 Or earth will be bound
  2. 16:19 Or earth will be loosed
  3. 16:20 Other mss add Jesus

18 And I tell you that you are Peter,[a](A) and on this rock I will build my church,(B) and the gates of Hades[b] will not overcome it. 19 I will give you the keys(C) 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.”(D) 20 Then he ordered his disciples not to tell anyone(E) that he was the Messiah.

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  1. Matthew 16:18 The Greek word for Peter means rock.
  2. Matthew 16:18 That is, the realm of the dead
  3. Matthew 16:19 Or will have been
  4. Matthew 16:19 Or will have been