Jesus responds to Peter's statement that Jesus is the Son of God.

## keys of the kingdom of heaven ##

the ability to open the way for people to become the people of God the way a servant would welcome guests into a house (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

## bind on earth...loosed in heaven ##

to declare people forgiven or condemned as it is also done in heaven (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])