Luke 9:18-21 (New International Version)

Peter's Confession of Christ

 ¹⁸Once when Jesus was praying in private and his disciples were with him, he asked them, "Who do the crowds say I am?"

 ¹⁹They replied, "Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, that one of the prophets of long ago has come back to life."

 ²⁰"But what about you?" he asked. "Who do you say I am?"
      Peter answered, "The Christ^[a] of God."

 ²¹Jesus strictly warned them not to tell this to anyone.