Matthew 16:13-20 (English Standard Version)

Peter Confesses Jesus as the Christ

 ^13(A) Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, "Who do people say that the Son of Man is?" ¹⁴And they said, "Some say^(B) John the Baptist, others say^(C) Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets." ¹⁵He said to them, "But who do you say that I am?" ¹⁶Simon Peter replied,^(D) "You are^(E) the Christ,^(F) the Son of^(G) the living God." ¹⁷And Jesus answered him, ^(H) "Blessed are you,^(I) Simon Bar-Jonah! For^(J) flesh and blood has not revealed this to you,^(K) but my Father who is in heaven. ¹⁸And I tell you,^(L) you are Peter, and^(M) on this rock^[a] I will build my church, and^(N) the gates of^(O) hell^[b] shall not prevail against it. ¹⁹I will give you^(P) the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and^(Q) whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed^[c] in heaven." ^20(R) Then he strictly charged the disciples to tell no one that he was the Christ.