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Matthew 16:19
The 2026 edition cites 1 passage containing Matthew 16:19, each printed here in the KJV with every place in the Constitution that cites it.
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.
Cited by 4 places in the Constitution
Westminster Confession of Faith 2
- CF 23.3
The civil magistrate may not assume to himself the administration of the Word and sacraments, or the power of the keys of the kingdom of heaven: yet he hath…
- CF 30.2
To these officers, the keys of the kingdom of heaven are committed: by virtue whereof, they have power respectively to retain, and remit sins; to shut that…
Testimony of the RPCNA 1
- T 30.1
Our Lord commanded church discipline, so no church which fails to exercise it where needed can hope for His blessing.
Larger Catechism 1
- LC 108
The duties required in the second commandment are, the receiving, observing, and keeping pure and entire, all such religious worship and ordinances as God hath…