Matthew 16:19

Conservative English Version

I will give you the keys to the kingdom of heaven, and God in heaven will allow whatever you allow on earth. But he will not allow anything that you don't allow.

Cross References

Isaiah 22:22

The LORD will put him in charge of the key that belongs to King David's family. No one will be able to unlock what he locks, and no one will be able to lock what he unlocks.

Matthew 18:18

I promise you that God in heaven will allow whatever you allow on earth, but he will not allow anything you don't allow.

John 20:23

If you forgive anyone's sins, they will be forgiven. But if you don't forgive their sins, they will not be forgiven."

Acts 15:7

They had talked it over for a long time, when Peter got up and said: My friends, you know that God decided long ago to let me be the one from your group to preach the good news to the Gentiles. God did this so that they would hear and obey him.

2 Corinthians 2:10

I will forgive anyone you forgive. Yes, for your sake and with Christ as my witness, I have forgiven whatever needed to be forgiven.

1 Thessalonians 4:8

So if you don't obey these rules, you are not really disobeying us. You are disobeying God, who gives you his Holy Spirit.

Revelation 1:18

and the living one. I died, but now I am alive forevermore, and I have the keys to death and the world of the dead.

Revelation 11:6

They have the power to lock up the sky and to keep rain from falling while they are prophesying. And whenever they want to, they can turn water to blood and cause all kinds of terrible troubles on earth.

Revelation 3:7

This is what you must write to the angel of the church in Philadelphia: I am the one who is holy and true, and I have the keys that belonged to David. When I open a door, no one can close it. And when I close a door, no one can open it. Listen to what I say.

Revelation 9:1

When the fifth angel blew his trumpet, I saw a star fall from the sky to earth. It was given the key to the tunnel that leads down to the deep pit.