17Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by my Father in heaven.18And I tell you that you are Peter,The Greek word for Peter means rock.and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of HadesThat is, the realm of the deadwill not overcome it.19I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will beOr will have beenbound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will beOr will have beenloosed in heaven.”