I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven. Whatever you forbid on earth will have been forbidden in heaven and what you permit on earth will have been permitted in heaven.”
Mark 13:34 - Tree of Life Version It is like a man away on a journey. After leaving his house and putting his servants in charge and giving each his task, he also commanded the doorkeeper to watch. 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. Whatever you forbid on earth will have been forbidden in heaven and what you permit on earth will have been permitted in heaven.”
To him the doorkeeper opens, and the sheep hear his voice. The shepherd calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.
For this reason you also pay taxes, for the authorities are God’s servants, attending diligently to this very thing.
Therefore, my dearly loved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always excelling in the work of the Lord—because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.
For you know that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as a reward. It is to the Lord Messiah you are giving service.
Masters, give your slaves what is just and fair, knowing that you also have a Master in heaven.
To the angel of Messiah’s community in Philadelphia write: “Thus says the Holy One, the True One, who has the key of David, who opens and no one will shut, and who shuts and no one opens: