Matthew 18:19 (DBY)

Passage

Again I say to you, that if two of you shall agree on the earth concerning any matter, whatsoever it may be that they shall ask, it shall come to them from my Father who is in [the] heavens.

Nearby Context

Matthew 18:17 But if he will not listen to them, tell it to the assembly; and if also he will not listen to the assembly, let him be to thee as one of the nations and a tax-gatherer.

Matthew 18:18 Verily I say to you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on the earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatsoever ye shall loose on the earth shall be loosed in heaven.

Matthew 18:19 Again I say to you, that if two of you shall agree on the earth concerning any matter, whatsoever it may be that they shall ask, it shall come to them from my Father who is in [the] heavens.

Matthew 18:20 For where two or three are gathered together unto my name, there am I in the midst of them.

Matthew 18:21 Then Peter came to him and said, Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me and I forgive him? until seven times?

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "again", "shall", "agree", "earth", "concerning", "matter", and "whatsoever". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "again" and "shall", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 18's "Verily I say to you Whatsoever ye..." into verse 20's "For where two or three are gathered...", so "again" and "shall" belong inside that flow. In Matthew context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "again" and "shall" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.