Peter Confesses Jesus Is the Christ

^18 (A)And it happened that while He was ^(B)praying alone, the disciples were with Him, and He questioned them, saying, “Who do the crowds say that I am?” ¹⁹ And they answered and said, “John the Baptist, and others say Elijah, but others, that one of the prophets of old has risen again.” ²⁰ And He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” And Peter answered and said, “^(C)The ^[a]Christ of God.” ²¹ But He ^[b](D)warned them and directed them not to tell this to anyone,