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SBL Greek New Testament

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Matthew 18

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matthew.18.mt18Bind

ἔσται δεδεμένα ... ἔσται λελυμένα

GRAMMARAUTHORITYHEAVENTRANSLATIONmoderate confidence

How should the binding and releasing constructions be rendered?

The future ‘be’ plus perfect participle may point to states already established in heaven.

Why this default

‘Will have been bound ... will have been released’ is default because the future of eimi plus perfect participles can portray heavenly states already established. ‘Will be’ is traditional, while ‘will stand’ foregrounds resulting state.

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Project defaultwill have been bound in heaven; and whatever things you may release upon the earth will have been released in heaven

Project default · completed heavenly state

Alternativewill be bound in heaven; and whatever things you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven

Traditional English

Alternativewill stand bound in heaven; and whatever you release on earth will stand released in heaven

Resulting state

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Revision historyNo decision-level revision has been recorded since the provenance ledger was introduced.

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