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NASB | Matthew 16:19 "I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; and whatever you bind on earth shall have been bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall have been loosed in heaven." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 16:19 "I will give you the keys (authority) of the kingdom of heaven; and whatever you bind [forbid, declare to be improper and unlawful] on earth will have [already] been bound in heaven, and whatever you loose [permit, declare lawful] on earth will have [already] been loosed in heaven." [Is 22:22; Matt 18:18] |
Subject: Binding and Losing? |
Bible Note: Hi, quumoh... I agree with your conclusion, but not with exegesis. The question v15 is directed to all the disciples, hence the Greek pronoun is second person plural. The pronouns in vv17-19 are second person singular. Therefore, He is speaking directly and individually to Peter. Only in v20 does He address the disciples as a group. Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown make this statement regarding v19, "As first in confessing Christ, Peter got this commission before the rest; and with these 'keys,' on the day of Pentecost, he first 'opened the door of faith' to the Jews, and then, in the person of Cornelius, he was honored to do the same to the Gentiles. Hence, in the lists of the apostles, Peter is always first named. ... One thing is clear, that not in all the New Testament is there the vestige of any authority either claimed or exercised by Peter, or conceded to him, above the rest of the apostles -- a thing conclusive against the Romish claims in behalf of that apostle." This latter interpretation appears to be more sound from both hermeneutic and theological standpoints. In Him, Doc |