Jesus again utters the phrase, “Truly I tell you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.” This is the same phrase that he used after giving Peter the keys to the kingdom. But this time Jesus is talking about forgiveness. In just mere chapters, things are going to begin ramping up quite uncomfortably. Jesus will engage in harsh debate with religious leaders over and over again who are trying to test him and put him on his guard. Chapters 23-25 are sometimes referred to as the Judgment Discourse. And then we turn into the Passion. Things are going to get heated and all the while the disciples are mostly just going to be standing by and watching. They are going to watch it all unfold before their eyes as their teacher, Lord, and friend, is ushered away to be crucified by all those who have greater authority than them.