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19 I will give you the keys of the holy nation of heaven. Whatever you do not allow on earth will not have been allowed in heaven. Whatever you allow on earth will have been allowed in heaven.” 20 Then with strong words He told His followers to tell no one that He was the Christ.

Jesus Tells of His Death for the First Time (A)

21 From that time on Jesus began to tell His followers that He had to go to Jerusalem and suffer many things. These hard things would come from the leaders and from the head religious leaders of the Jews and from the teachers of the Law. He told them He would be killed and three days later He would be raised from the dead.

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19 I will give you the keys(A) of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be[a] bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be[b] loosed in heaven.”(B) 20 Then he ordered his disciples not to tell anyone(C) that he was the Messiah.

Jesus Predicts His Death(D)

21 From that time on Jesus began to explain to his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem(E) and suffer many things(F) at the hands of the elders, the chief priests and the teachers of the law,(G) and that he must be killed(H) and on the third day(I) be raised to life.(J)

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  1. Matthew 16:19 Or will have been
  2. Matthew 16:19 Or will have been