Peter Declares That Jesus Is the Messiah
13 When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi,
he asked his disciples, “Who do people say the Son of
Man is?”
14 They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say
Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”
15 “But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say
I am?”
16 Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the
Son of the living God.”
17 Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah,
for this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood,
but by my Father in heaven. 18 And I tell you that you
are Peter,[a] and on this rock I will build my church,
and the gates of Hades[b] will not overcome it. 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[d]
loosed in heaven.”
20 Then he ordered his disciples not to tell anyone that
he was the Messiah.
