Bible Verses About Keys
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These are the Bible verses most often cited for keys, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 6,015 votes, led by Matthew 16:19. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Keys
Matthew 16:19543 votes
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.
Revelation 1:18438 votes
I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.
Isaiah 22:22418 votes
And the key of the house of David will I lay upon his shoulder; so he shall open, and none shall shut; and he shall shut, and none shall open.
Revelation 3:7410 votes
And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man openeth;
Luke 11:52337 votes
Woe unto you, lawyers! for ye have taken away the key of knowledge: ye entered not in yourselves, and them that were entering in ye hindered.
Revelation 20:1293 votes
And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.
Revelation 9:1287 votes
And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth: and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit.
Matthew 18:18138 votes
Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
Judges 3:25133 votes
And they tarried till they were ashamed: and, behold, he opened not the doors of the parlour; therefore they took a key, and opened them: and, behold, their lord was fallen down dead on the earth.
Matthew 23:1388 votes
But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in.
Philippians 4:678 votes
Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
Matthew 16:1868 votes
And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
Matthew 6:3367 votes
But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
Proverbs 3:5-660 votes
Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
1 Chronicles 9:2758 votes
And they lodged round about the house of God, because the charge was upon them, and the opening thereof every morning pertained to them.
Luke 1:3757 votes
For with God nothing shall be impossible.
Matthew 13:5256 votes
Then said he unto them, Therefore every scribe which is instructed unto the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old.
John 20:2356 votes
Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained.
Psalms 119:10554 votes
Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.
Acts 14:2754 votes
And when they were come, and had gathered the church together, they rehearsed all that God had done with them, and how he had opened the door of faith unto the Gentiles.
Matthew 7:7-849 votes
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
John 3:1648 votes
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Philippians 4:1348 votes
I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
Revelation 3:848 votes
I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name.
1 Chronicles 16:1147 votes
Seek the Lord and his strength, seek his face continually.
What does the Bible say about keys?
Readers most often cite Matthew 16:19 on the subject of keys. Across 6,015 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Revelation 1:18, Isaiah 22:22, Revelation 3:7. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.