La confesión de Pedro

27 (A)Salió Jesús con sus discípulos a las aldeas de Cesarea de Filipo(B); y en el camino preguntó a sus discípulos, diciéndoles: ¿Quién dicen los hombres que soy yo? 28 Y le respondieron, diciendo: Unos, Juan el Bautista; y otros, Elías; pero otros, uno de los profetas(C). 29 Él les preguntó de nuevo: Pero vosotros, ¿quién decís que soy yo? Respondiendo Pedro, le dijo*: Tú eres el Cristo[a](D).

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  1. Marcos 8:29 I.e., el Mesías

Pedro declara que Jesús es el Mesías(A)

27 Después de esto, Jesús y sus discípulos fueron a las aldeas de la región de Cesarea de Filipo. En el camino, Jesús preguntó a sus discípulos:

—¿Quién dice la gente que soy yo?

28 Ellos contestaron:

—Algunos dicen que eres Juan el Bautista, otros dicen que eres Elías, y otros dicen que eres uno de los profetas.

29 —Y ustedes, ¿quién dicen que soy? —les preguntó.

Pedro le respondió:

—Tú eres el Mesías.

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Peter says who Jesus is

27 Then Jesus and his disciples went to visit some villages. They were near to the town of Caesarea Philippi. On the way, Jesus asked his disciples, ‘When people talk about me, who do they say that I am?’

28 They replied, ‘Some people say that you are John the Baptist. Other people say that you are Elijah. And some other people say that you are one of God's prophets.’[a]

29 Jesus asked them, ‘But what do you think? Who do you say that I am?’

Peter answered him, ‘You are the Messiah.’[b]

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Footnotes

  1. 8:28 This is the same report that people told King Herod in Matthew 6:14-16.
  2. 8:29 The people were waiting for God to send someone special to them. They called this person the Messiah or the Christ. Jesus knew that the people had wrong ideas about this person. They thought that this person would save them from the Roman government. They thought that he would be a great soldier. So Jesus wanted to teach the people what he, the Messiah, had come to do.

Peter Declares That Jesus Is the Messiah(A)

27 Jesus and his disciples went on to the villages around Caesarea Philippi. On the way he asked them, “Who do people say I am?”

28 They replied, “Some say John the Baptist;(B) others say Elijah;(C) and still others, one of the prophets.”

29 “But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?”

Peter answered, “You are the Messiah.”(D)

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