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Peter Confesses Jesus Is the Christ

27 (A)And Jesus went out, along with His disciples, to the villages of (B)Caesarea Philippi; and on the way He was asking His disciples, saying to them, “Who do people say that I am?” 28 (C)And they told Him, saying, “John the Baptist; and others say Elijah; but others, one of the prophets.” 29 And He continued asking them, “But who do you say that I am?” (D)Peter *answered and *said to Him, “You are the [a]Christ.” 30 And (E)He [b]warned them to tell no one about Him.

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 8:29 Messiah
  2. Mark 8:30 Or strictly admonished

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)

30 Jesus warned them not to tell anyone about him.(E)

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