Matthew 16:13-20
Legacy Standard Bible
Peter Confesses Jesus Is the Christ
13 (A)Now when Jesus came into the district of (B)Caesarea Philippi, He was asking His disciples, saying, “Who do people say that (C)the Son of Man is?” 14 And they said, “Some say (D)John the Baptist; and others, [a](E)Elijah; but still others, [b]Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.” 15 He *said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” 16 And Simon Peter answered and said, “You are [c](F)the Christ, (G)the Son of (H)the living God.” 17 And Jesus answered and said to him, “Blessed are you, (I)Simon [d]Bar-Jonah, because (J)flesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but My Father who is in heaven. 18 And I also say to you that you are [e](K)Peter, and upon this [f]rock I will build My church; and the gates of (L)Hades will not overpower it. 19 I will give you (M)the keys of the kingdom of heaven; and (N)whatever you bind on earth [g]shall have been bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth [h]shall have been loosed in heaven.” 20 (O)Then He [i]warned the disciples that they should tell no one that He was the [j](P)Christ.
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- Matthew 16:14 Gr Elias
- Matthew 16:14 Gr Jeremias
- Matthew 16:16 The Messiah
- Matthew 16:17 Lit son of Jonah
- Matthew 16:18 Gr Petros, a stone
- Matthew 16:18 Gr petra, a large rock or bed-rock
- Matthew 16:19 Gr fut. pft. pass. tense
- Matthew 16:19 Gr fut. pft. pass. tense
- Matthew 16:20 Or strictly admonished
- Matthew 16:20 Messiah
Matthew 16:13-20
Christian Standard Bible
Peter’s Confession of the Messiah
13 When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi,[a](A) he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?”[b]
14 They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others, Elijah; still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”(B)
15 “But you,” he asked them, “who do you say that I am?”
16 Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.”(C)
17 Jesus responded, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah,[c](D) because flesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but my Father in heaven.(E) 18 And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church,(F) and the gates of Hades will not overpower it. 19 I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven,(G) and whatever you bind on earth will have been bound[d] in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will have been loosed[e] in heaven.” 20 Then he gave the disciples orders to tell no one that he was[f] the Messiah.(H)
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