I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.”
Mark 13:34 - English Standard Version 2016 It is like a man going on a journey, when he leaves home and puts his servants in charge, each with his work, and commands the doorkeeper to stay awake. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For the Son of man is as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition It is like a man [already] going on a journey; when he leaves home, he puts his servants in charge, each with his particular task, and he gives orders to the doorkeeper to be constantly alert and on the watch. American Standard Version (1901) It is as when a man, sojourning in another country, having left his house, and given authority to his servants, to each one his work, commanded also the porter to watch. Common English Bible It is as if someone took a trip, left the household behind, and put the servants in charge, giving each one a job to do, and told the doorkeeper to stay alert. Catholic Public Domain Version It is like a man who, setting out on a sojourn, left behind his house, and gave his servants authority over every work, and instructed the doorkeeper to stand watch. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Even as a man who going into a far country, left his house; and gave authority to his servants over every work, and commanded the porter to watch. |
I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.”
To him the gatekeeper opens. The sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.
For because of this you also pay taxes, for the authorities are ministers of God, attending to this very thing.
Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.
knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ.
Masters, treat your bondservants justly and fairly, knowing that you also have a Master in heaven.
“And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: ‘The words of the holy one, the true one, who has the key of David, who opens and no one will shut, who shuts and no one opens.