Bible Verses About The Keys to the Kingdom
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for the keys to the kingdom, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 448 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 The Keys to the Kingdom
Matthew 16:19113 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.
Isaiah 22:2248 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.
Matthew 18:1843 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.
Revelation 1:1828 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 22:20-2324 votes
And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will call my servant Eliakim the son of Hilkiah:
1 Peter 3:2223 votes
Who is gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of God; angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him.
Revelation 5:1021 votes
And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.
Matthew 16:1820 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.
John 20:2317 votes
Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained.
Revelation 3:717 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;
Matthew 6:3316 votes
But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
Amos 3:713 votes
Surely the Lord God will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.
Luke 11:5212 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.
Matthew 15:1-3911 votes
Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying,
Matthew 17:1-2711 votes
And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart,
Matthew 18:1-3511 votes
At the same time came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?
Matthew 16:1-2810 votes
The Pharisees also with the Sadducees came, and tempting desired him that he would shew them a sign from heaven.
Luke 10:2710 votes
And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.
What does the Bible say about the keys to the kingdom?
Readers most often cite Matthew 16:19 on the subject of the keys to the kingdom. Across 448 votes, 18 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Isaiah 22:22, Matthew 18:18, Revelation 1:18. This page lists all 18 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.