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Matthew 18:18

I tell you the truth:
Whatever you bind (would forbid to happen) on earth
shall be bound (shall have been forbidden to happen) in heaven.
Whatever you loose (would allow to happen) on earth,
shall be loosed (shall have been allowed to happen) in heaven.
[The scribes used the terms bind and loose when deciding what was right and wrong in various situations. Something 'bound' was forbidden, while something 'loosed' was permitted, see Rom. 7:2. Here, it is about the church leadership having the mandate to resolve conflicts in the church, see verse 17. The church should do everything it can to resolve conflicts between people. When a party involved chooses the path of forgiveness and restoration, that person is 'loosed'. Similarly, those who do not want to repent of their sins are 'bound'. Immediately after this, in verses 19-20, Jesus talks about the importance of being united in prayer. A decision must first be bound or loosed in heaven before it is enforced here on earth.]
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Nestle-Aland (NA)

Ἀμὴν   λέγω   ὑμῖν·   ὅσα   ἐὰν   δήσητε   ἐπὶ   τῆς   γῆς,   ἔσται   δεδεμένα   ἐν   οὐρανῷ·   καὶ   ὅσα   ἐὰν   λύσητε   ἐπὶ   τῆς   γῆς,   ἔσται   λελυμένα   ἐν   οὐρανῷ.¶  

Textus Receptus (TR)

Ἀμὴν   λέγω   ὑμῖν·   ὅσα   ἐὰν   δήσητε   ἐπὶ   τῆς   γῆς,   ἔσται   δεδεμένα   ἐν   τῷ   οὐρανῷ·   καὶ   ὅσα   ἐὰν   λύσητε   ἐπὶ   τῆς   γῆς,   ἔσται   λελυμένα   ἐν   τῷ   οὐρανῷ.¶  

Manuscript comments

NA has 24 words, TR has 26 (+2).


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Strongs nr Greek English Grammar Code
G0281
 Ἀμὴν (Amen)
 Amen
Interjection Interjection
Hebrew Hebrew
 INJ-HEB
G3004
 λέγω (lego)
 I say
VERB Verb
pres. active ind. present active indicative
sing. first person singular
V-PAI-1S
G4771
 ὑμῖν· (ymin.)
 to you,
Personal Pron. Personal Pronoun
dative pl. second person dative plural
P-2DP
G3745
 ὅσα (osa)
 as much as
Correlative pron. Correlative Pronoun
acc. pl. neut. accusative plural Neutral
K-APN
G1437
 ἐὰν (ean)
 if
Cond. part./conj. Conditional Particle or Conjunction
 COND
G1210
 δήσητε (desete)
 you shall bind
VERB Verb
aorist active subj. aorist active subjunctive
pl. second person plural
V-AAS-2P
G1909
 ἐπὶ (epi)
 on
Preposition Preposition
 PREP
G3588
 τῆς (tes)
 the
Definite article Definite article
gen. sing. ♀ genitive singular feminine
T-GSF
G1093
 γῆς, (ges,)
 earth,
Noun Noun
gen. sing. ♀ genitive singular feminine
N-GSF
G1510
 ἔσται (estai)
 will have been
VERB Verb
fut. deponent ind. future middle-deponent indicative
sing. third person singular
V-FDI-3S
G1210
 δεδεμένα (dedemena)
 bound
VERB Verb
perf. pass. part. perfect passive Participle
nom. pl. Neutral Nominative plural Neutral
V-RPP-NPN
G1722
 ἐν (en)
 in
Preposition Preposition
 PREP
G3772
 οὐρανῷ· (oyrano.)
 heaven;
Noun Noun
dative sing. ♂ dative singular masculine
N-DSM
G2532
 καὶ (kai)
 and
Conj. Conjunktion
 CONJ
G3745
 ὅσα (osa)
 as much as
Correlative pron. Correlative Pronoun
acc. pl. neut. accusative plural Neutral
K-APN
G1437
 ἐὰν (ean)
 if
Cond. part./conj. Conditional Particle or Conjunction
 COND
G3089
 λύσητε (lysete)
 you shall loose
VERB Verb
aorist active subj. aorist active subjunctive
pl. second person plural
V-AAS-2P
G1909
 ἐπὶ (epi)
 on
Preposition Preposition
 PREP
G3588
 τῆς (tes)
 the
Definite article Definite article
gen. sing. ♀ genitive singular feminine
T-GSF
G1093
 γῆς, (ges,)
 earth,
Noun Noun
gen. sing. ♀ genitive singular feminine
N-GSF
G1510
 ἔσται (estai)
 will have been
VERB Verb
fut. deponent ind. future middle-deponent indicative
sing. third person singular
V-FDI-3S
G3089
 λελυμένα (lelymena)
 loosed
VERB Verb
perf. pass. part. perfect passive Participle
nom. pl. Neutral Nominative plural Neutral
V-RPP-NPN
G1722
 ἐν (en)
 in
Preposition Preposition
 PREP
G3772
 οὐρανῷ.¶ (oyrano.)
 heaven.
Noun Noun
dative sing. ♂ dative singular masculine
N-DSM

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