Matthew 18:19 (DRB)

Passage

Again I say to you, that if two of you shall consent upon earth, concerning anything whatsoever they shall ask, it shall be done to them by my Father who is in heaven.

Nearby Context

Matthew 18:17 And if he will not hear them: tell the church. And if he will not hear the church, let him be to thee as the heathen and publican.

Matthew 18:18 Amen I say to you, whatsoever you shall bind upon earth, shall be bound also in heaven: and whatsoever you shall loose upon earth, shall be loosed also in heaven.

Matthew 18:19 Again I say to you, that if two of you shall consent upon earth, concerning anything whatsoever they shall ask, it shall be done to them by my Father who is in heaven.

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

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

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "again", "shall", "consent", "upon", "earth", "concerning", "anything", 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 "Amen I say to you whatsoever you..." into verse 20's "For where there are two or three...", 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.