Keys symbolize authority and access in the Bible. These verses reflect the spiritual significance of keys and how they relate to the power of God’s kingdom.
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Bible Verses About Keys
Matthew 16:19 – Jesus gives Peter the keys to the kingdom of heaven
“I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.” – Matthew 16:19
Revelation 1:18 – Jesus holds the keys to death and Hades
“I am the Living One; I was dead, and now look, I am alive for ever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and Hades.” – Revelation 1:18
Isaiah 22:22 – The key of the house of David is given to Eliakim
“I will place on his shoulder the key to the house of David; what he opens no one can shut, and what he shuts no one can open.” – Isaiah 22:22
Matthew 16:19 – The authority to bind and loose given to the church
“I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.” – Matthew 16:19
Isaiah 22:23 – The key of David represents authority and trust
“I will drive him like a peg into a firm place; he will become a seat of honor for the house of his father. All the glory of his family will hang on him: its offspring and offshoots—all its lesser vessels, from the bowls to all the jars.” – Isaiah 22:23
Revelation 3:7 – Jesus holds the key of David
“These are the words of him who is holy and true, who holds the key of David. What he opens no one can shut, and what he shuts no one can open.” – Revelation 3:7
Matthew 18:18 – The authority to bind and loose given to the disciples
“Truly I tell you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.” – Matthew 18:18
Luke 11:52 – Woe to the religious leaders for taking away the key of knowledge
“Woe to you experts in the law, because you have taken away the key to knowledge. You yourselves have not entered, and you have hindered those who were entering.” – Luke 11:52
Matthew 23:13 – Woe to the religious leaders for hindering people from entering the kingdom
“Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the door of the kingdom of heaven in people’s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let those enter who are trying to.” – Matthew 23:13
Isaiah 33:6 – God is the stability of our times, a store of great salvation and wisdom
“He will be the sure foundation for your times, a rich store of salvation and wisdom and knowledge; the fear of the Lord is the key to this treasure.” – Isaiah 33:6
Psalm 119:105 – God’s word is a lamp to guide our feet and a light for our path
“Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path.” – Psalm 119:105
John 10:9 – Jesus is the door to salvation
“I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture.” – John 10:9
Acts 4:12 – Salvation is found in no one else but Jesus
“Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved.” – Acts 4:12
Matthew 7:13-14 – The narrow gate leads to life, while the wide gate leads to destruction
“Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.” – Matthew 7:13-14
John 14:6 – Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life
“Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” – John 14:6
Acts 16:30-31 – Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved
“He then brought them out and asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved—you and your household.”” – Acts 16:30-31
Romans 10:9 – Confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart
“If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.” – Romans 10:9
John 3:16 – God gave His one and only Son so that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life
“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” – John 3:16
Acts 2:38 – Repent and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins
“Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.” – Acts 2:38
Ephesians 2:8-9 – Salvation is a gift from God received through faith, not by works
“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast.” – Ephesians 2:8-9
Mark 16:16 – Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved
“Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.” – Mark 16:16
Romans 8:1 – There is no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus
“Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.” – Romans 8:1
Ephesians 1:13-14 – We are sealed with the Holy Spirit as a guarantee of our inheritance
“And you also were included in Christ when you heard the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation. When you believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession—to the praise of his glory.” – Ephesians 1:13-14
1 Peter 1:3-4 – Born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ
“Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade. This inheritance is kept in heaven for you.” – 1 Peter 1:3-4
Titus 3:5 – He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit
“He saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit.” – Titus 3:5
Galatians 2:20 – Crucified with Christ, and now Christ lives in me
“I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.” – Galatians 2:20
2 Corinthians 5:17 – A new creation in Christ
“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!” – 2 Corinthians 5:17
John 5:24 – Whoever hears the word and believes has eternal life
“Very truly I tell you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be judged but has crossed over from death to life.” – John 5:24
John 1:12 – Those who receive Jesus and believe in His name become children of God
“Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God.” – John 1:12
Romans 6:23 – The gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord
“For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” – Romans 6:23
Romans 5:8 – While we were still sinners, Christ died for us
“But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” – Romans 5:8
Philippians 3:9 – Through faith in Christ, we are found in Him, not having a righteousness of our own
“and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ—the righteousness that comes from God on the basis of faith.” – Philippians 3:9
Colossians 1:13-14 – He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son
“For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.” – Colossians 1:13-14
Romans 8:38-39 – Nothing can separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord
“For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.” – Romans 8:38-39
John 6:47 – Whoever believes has eternal life
“Very truly I tell you, the one who believes has eternal life.” – John 6:47
1 Corinthians 12:13 – Baptized by one Spirit into one body
“For we were all baptized by one Spirit so as to form one body—whether Jews or Gentiles, slave or free—and we were all given the one Spirit to drink.” – 1 Corinthians 12:13
Romans 12:5 – In Christ, we, though many, form one body
“so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others.” – Romans 12:5
Galatians 3:27 – Clothed with Christ
“for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.” – Galatians 3:27
1 Corinthians 6:11 – Washed, sanctified, and justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit
“And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.” – 1 Corinthians 6:11
Galatians 3:28 – In Christ, there is no Jew or Greek, slave or free, male or female; all are one
“There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.” – Galatians 3:28
Colossians 3:3 – Our lives are hidden with Christ in God
“For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God.” – Colossians 3:3
1 Peter 2:9 – Chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession
“But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.” – 1 Peter 2:9
Galatians 4:7 – We are no longer slaves, but God’s children and heirs
“So you are no longer a slave, but God’s child; and since you are his child, God has made you also an heir.” – Galatians 4:7
1 John 3:1 – How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God
“See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him.” – 1 John 3:1
John 8:36 – If the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed
“So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.” – John 8:36
Romans 8:2 – The law of the Spirit sets us free from the law of sin and death
“because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death.” – Romans 8:2
Psalm 107:14 – God brought them out of darkness, the utter darkness, and broke away their chains
“He brought them out of darkness, the utter darkness, and broke away their chains.” – Psalm 107:14
Gospel of John 9:5 – Jesus is the light of the world
“While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.” – John 9:5
John 3:19 – Jesus is the light that has come into the world, but people loved darkness instead
“This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but people loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil.” – John 3:19
Isaiah 42:7 – God gives light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death
“to open eyes that are blind, to free captives from prison and to release from the dungeon those who sit in darkness.” – Isaiah 42:7
2 Corinthians 4:6 – God made His light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of God’s glory in the face of Christ
“For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of God’s glory displayed in the face of Christ.” – 2 Corinthians 4:6
Psalm 119:130 – The unfolding of God’s word gives light; it gives understanding to the simple
“The unfolding of your words gives light; it gives understanding to the simple.” – Psalm 119:130
1 Thessalonians 5:5 – We are children of the light and of the day
“You are all children of the light and children of the day. We do not belong to the night or to the darkness.” – 1 Thessalonians 5:5
Matthew 5:14 – You are the light of the world
“You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden.” – Matthew 5:14