Matthew 16:13-20
13Peter Declares His Faith in Jesus Mark 8:27-30; Luke 9:18-21When Jesus had come to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say the Son of Man is?”Mark 8:27; Luke 9:18 14They said, “Some say ▼▼ 16:14 The Gk. lacks say
John the Baptist, others Elijah, and still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.Matt 14:2; Luke 9:7-9 15He said to them, “But who do you say I am?” 16Simon Peter answered, “You are the Christ, ▼▼I.e. the Messiah
the Son of the living God!”Matt 14:33; Mark 8:29; Luke 9:20; John 6:69; 11:27; Acts 8:37; 9:20; Heb 1:2, 5; 1John 4:15; 5:5 17Then Jesus said to him, “How blessed are you, Simon, son of John! ▼▼Gk. Bariona
For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father in heaven has.1Cor 2:10; Gal 1:16; Eph 2:8 18I tell you that you are Peter, ▼▼Gk. Petros
and it is on this rock ▼▼Gk. petra
that I will build my church, and the forces of hell ▼▼Lit. gates of Hades, a reference to the realm of the dead
will not overpower it.Job 38:17; Ps 9:13; 107:18; Isa 38:10; John 1:42; Eph 2:20; Rev 21:14 19I will give you the keys to the kingdom of heaven. Whatever you prohibit on earth will have been prohibited ▼▼Or will be prohibited
in heaven, and whatever you permit on earth will have been permitted ▼▼Or will be permitted
in heaven.”Matt 18:18; John 20:23 20Then he strictly ordered the disciples not to tell anyone that he was the Christ. ▼▼I.e. the Messiah
Matt 17:9; Mark 8:30; Luke 9:21 Luke 9:18-21
18Peter Declares His Faith in Jesus Matthew 16:13-19; Mark 8:27-29One day while Jesus ▼▼Lit. he
was praying privately and the disciples were with him, he asked them, “Who do the crowds say I am?”Matt 16:13; Mark 8:27 19They answered, “Some say ▼▼The Gk. lacks Some say
John the Baptist, others Elijah, and still others one of the ancient prophets who has come back to life.”Matt 14:2; Luke 14:7-8 20He asked them, “But who do you say I am?”Peter answered, “The Christ ▼▼I.e. The Messiah
of God.”Matt 16:16; John 6:69 21Jesus Predicts His Death and Resurrection Matthew 16:21-28; Mark 8:31-9:1He strictly ordered and commanded them not to tell this to anyone.Matt 16:20
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