15 He said to them, “But who do ^ayou say that I am?”  ‡

16 Simon Peter answered and said, ^a“You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”  ‡

18 And I also say to you that ^ayou are Peter, and ^bon this rock I will build My church, and ^cthe gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.  ‡

19 ^aAnd I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth¹ will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.”  ‡