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Matthew 16:19
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19 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 [1] in heaven.”

Matthew 16:18
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18 And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock [2] I will build my church, and the gates of hell [3] shall not prevail against it.

Footnotes

[1] 16:19 Or shall have been bound . . . shall have been loosed
[2] 16:18 The Greek words for Peter and rock sound similar
[3] 16:18 Greek the gates of Hades

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