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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)