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Power of the Keys
1910 New Catholic Dictionary
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This term originates in the words addressed by Christ to Peter:
"I will give to thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven. And whatsoever thou shalt bind upon earth, it shall be bound also in heaven; and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth, it shall be loosed also in heaven." (Matthew 16)
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Entry for 'Power of the Keys'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ncd/p/power-of-the-keys.html. 1910.
Entry for 'Power of the Keys'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ncd/p/power-of-the-keys.html. 1910.
