give: Acts 2:14-Luke :, Acts 10:34-John :, Acts 15:7 the keys: Isaiah 22:22, Revelation 1:18, Revelation 3:7, Revelation 9:1, Revelation 20:1-Leviticus : and whatsoever: Matthew 18:18, John 20:23, 1 Corinthians 5:4, 1 Corinthians 5:5, 2 Corinthians 2:10, 1 Thessalonians 4:8, Revelation 11:6 Reciprocal: Leviticus 13:3 - pronounce Mark 13:34 - the porter Luke 9:1 - gave 1 Timothy 3:15 - the pillar read more
And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.I will give thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven — Indeed not to him alone, (for they were equally given to all the apostles at the same time, John 20:21,22,23;) but to him were first given the keys both of doctrine and discipline. He first, after our Lord's resurrection, exercised the apostleship,... read more
§ 73. THE ENDOWMENT OF THE APOSTOLIC COLLEGE WITH THE KEYS, Matthew 16:13-19 . Our Saviour’s ministry has now drawn to its zenith. He has exhibited his character and laid his lessons before his disciples. He has trained them so that while the rest of the world is in wonder and doubt about him, expressing its various conjectures, they will be ready to confess him clearly and solidly to be the Christ. He has so impressed upon their minds his history and doctrine, that when he shall leave them,... read more
19. Keys The Church is as a fortress, or rather temple, built upon these twelve stones; and the temple has keys. The authority over the whole is conferred upon Peter, and through him on all the apostles, by bestowing upon him and them the keys. This is according to an ancient custom of surrendering the government of a city or fortress by yielding the keys. The ancient Oriental key usually bore not much resemblance to the artistic little metallic instrument which we mean by the word,... read more
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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Matthew 16:19
19 And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. Ver. 19. And I will give unto thee the keys ] i.e. I will make thee and all my ministers stewards in my house, 1 Corinthians 4:1 , such as Obadiah was in Ahab’s house, as Eliakim in Hezekiah’s, upon whose shoulder God laid the key of the house of David, so that he opened and none shut, and shut... read more