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NASB | Matthew 18:18 "Truly I say to you, 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 18:18 "I assure you and most solemnly say to you, whatever you bind [forbid, declare to be improper and unlawful] on earth shall have [already] been bound in heaven, and whatever you loose [permit, declare lawful] on earth shall have [already] been loosed in heaven. [Matt 16:19] |
Bible Question: explane matt 18:18 or me |
Bible Answer: I am going to use the NIV and later AMP for this explanation. This is Jesus speaking in Matthew 18:18 (NIV) 18"I tell you the truth, whatever you bind on earth will be[3] bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be[4] loosed in heaven. Notes [3] and [4] are listed as footnotes in the NIV with the following explanation: 18:18 Or have been So, if you exchange will be with have been you can get the meaning of this verse. Whatever you hold on to on earth, should also be what is held on to in heaven. Or hold dearly on earth should be what is held dearly in heaven.It helps to start at verse 15 to understand what Jesus is referring to in verse 18. Now, the Amplified Bible for Matt 18:18 is: 18Truly I tell you, whatever you forbid and declare to be improper and unlawful on earth must be [1] what is already forbidden in heaven, and whatever you permit and declare proper and lawful on earth must be [2] what is already permitted in heaven. Notes [1] and [2] are listed as footnotes and direct the reader to the footnote on Matt 16:19. The footnotes here are as follows: Charles B. Williams, The New Testament: A Translation: "The perfect passive participle, here referring to a state of having been already forbidden [or permitted]." So, in short, what we do and don't do here on earth should be done and not done the way it is in heaven. |