Matthew 16:13-20

Revised Geneva Translation

¹³ Now when Jesus came into the region of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples, saying, “Whom do men say that I, the Son of Man, am?”

¹⁴ And they said, “Some say John Baptist; and some, Elijah; and others, Jeremiah, or one of the Prophets.”

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

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

¹⁷ And Jesus answered, and said to him, “Blessed are you, Simon, the son of Jonah. For flesh and blood has not revealed it to you, but my Father Who is in Heaven.

¹⁸ “And I also say to you that you are Peter. And upon this rock I will build My Church. And the gates of Hell shall not overcome it.

¹⁹ “And I will give to you the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven. And whatever you shall bind upon Earth, shall be bound in Heaven. And whatever you shall loose on Earth, shall be loosed in Heaven.”

²⁰ Then He charged His disciples that they should tell no one that He was Jesus, the Christ.