- Matthew 16:19
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Matthew 16:19 is a passage from the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament of the Bible. The Gospel of Matthew is one of the four canonical gospels, one of the three synoptic gospels, and the first book of the New Testament.
The exact translation varies slightly depending on the version of the Bible, but it is generally translated into English as:
- "I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven."
The Keys of the kingdom and the Kingdom of Heaven are popular Christian concepts and are quite significant in multiple denominations. While the "Kingdom of Heaven" is referenced elsewhere in the Bible, the "Keys of the Kingdom" is only referenced in this passage.
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References
This is a very popular line from the Bible and is referenced in many different forms.
Books
- The adventure-fantasy novel The Keys to the Kingdom
- The 1941 novel The Keys of the Kingdom
Music
- Keys of the Kingdom - Moody Blues album
- The Key to the Kingdom (Praga Khan song)
- The song "Thin Blue Flame" from Josh Ritter's album The Animal Years
- The song "Don't Be Sad" by the band Whiskeytown
- The song "Kingdom of Heaven" by the 13th Floor Elevators
- The song "Kingdom of Heaven" by Epica (band)
- The song "Avalanche" by Matthew Good
Film
- The Keys of the Kingdom (film)
- Kingdom of Heaven (film), a 2005 film directed by Ridley Scott
Other
- The Key to the Kingdom - Japanese manga series
- Kingdom of Heaven, the name of a communal religious group led by William W. Davies near Walla Walla, Washington from 1867 to 1881
Categories:- Gospel of Matthew verses
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