Matthew 18:18 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Bible Comments

Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth — By excommunication, pronounced in the spirit and power of Christ. Whatsoever ye shall loose — By absolution from that sentence. In the primitive Church, absolution meant no more than a discharge from Church censure. Again I say — And not only your intercession for the penitent, but all your united prayers, shall be heard. How great then is the power of joint prayer! If two of you — Suppose a man and his wife. Matthew 16:19.

Matthew 18:18

18 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.