"And I will give unto thee the keys of the king-

dom of heaven:

and whatsoever

thou shalt bind on

earth

shall be bound in

heaven: and

whatsoever

thou shalt loose

on earth shall be

loosed in heaven" Matthew 16:19

Peter wasn't the only one to get this promise;

as seen in Matthew 18:18 the keys of the

kingdom of heaven, which included power to

bind and to loose was also given to the apostles.