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Matthew 16:19 is a verse from the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament of the Bible. It is spoken by Jesus to Saint Peter.

In Koine Greek it reads

δώσω σοι τὰς κλεῖδας τῆς βασιλείας τῶν οὐρανῶν, καὶ ὃ ἐὰν δήσῃς ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς ἔσται δεδεμένον ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς, καὶ ὃ ἐὰν λύσῃς ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς ἔσται λελυμένον ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς.

Dōsō soi tas kleidas tēs Basileias tōn Ouranōn, kai ho ean dēsēs epi tēs Gēs estai dedemenon en tois Ouranois, kai ho ean lysēs epi tēs Gēs estai lelymenon en tois Ouranois.

The exact translation varies slightly depending on the version of the Bible, but it is generally translated into English as:

"I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven."

The Keys of the kingdom and the Kingdom of Heaven are popular Christian concepts and are quite significant in multiple denominations. While the "Kingdom of Heaven" is referenced elsewhere in the Bible, the "Keys of the Kingdom" is only referenced in this passage.

Cultural references

This is a very popular line from the Bible and is referenced in many different forms.

Books

• The adventure-fantasy novel The Keys to the Kingdom
• The 1941 novel The Keys of the Kingdom
• Dostoevsky’s character Ivan references this passage in The Brothers Karamazov while relating a tale about The Inquisition

Music

• Keys of the Kingdom - Moody Blues album
• The Key to the Kingdom (Praga Khan song)
• The songs "Girl in the War" and "Thin Blue Flame" from Josh Ritter's album The Animal Years
• The song "Don't Be Sad" by the band Whiskeytown
• The song "Kingdom of Heaven" by the 13th Floor Elevators
• The song "Kingdom of Heaven" by Epica (band)
• The song "Avalanche" by Matthew Good

Film

• The Keys of the Kingdom (film)
• Kingdom of Heaven (film), a 2005 film directed by Ridley Scott

Other

• The Key to the Kingdom - Japanese manga series
• Kingdom of Heaven, the name of a communal religious group led by William W. Davies near Walla Walla, Washington from 1867 to 1881

External links

• {{commons category-inline|Commission to Peter}}

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