18:18 “I tell you the truth, 2 whatever you bind on earth will have been bound in heaven, and whatever you release on earth will have been released in heaven.
1 tc ‡ Most witnesses (א2 C D L W Z Θ 0106 Ë1,13 33 Ï lat) read αὐτόν (auton, “him”) here as a way of clarifying the direct object; various important witnesses lack the word, however (א* B 700 pc ff1 h q). The original wording most likely lacked it, but it has been included here due to English style. NA27 includes the word in brackets, indicating reservations about its authenticity.
2 tn Grk “Truly (ἀμήν, amhn), I say to you.”