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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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  1. Matthew 16:14 Gr Elias
  2. Matthew 16:14 Gr Jeremias
  3. Matthew 16:16 The Messiah
  4. Matthew 16:17 Lit son of Jonah
  5. Matthew 16:18 Gr Petros, a stone
  6. Matthew 16:18 Gr petra, a large rock or bed-rock
  7. Matthew 16:19 Gr fut. pft. pass. tense
  8. Matthew 16:19 Gr fut. pft. pass. tense
  9. Matthew 16:20 Or strictly admonished
  10. Matthew 16:20 Messiah

Jesus Is the Christ

13 When Jesus came into the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say the Son of Man is?”

14 They said, “Some say John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”

15 He said to them, “But you, who do you say that I am?”

16 Simon Peter answered, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”

17 Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for flesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but my Father who is in heaven. 18 And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell[a] will not overpower it.[b] 19 I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven. Whatever you bind on earth will be[c] bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.” 20 Then he commanded the disciples not to tell anyone that he was the Christ.

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  1. Matthew 16:18 Greek hades
  2. Matthew 16:18 Or stand up against it
  3. Matthew 16:19 Or will have been