Peter Declares His Faith in Jesus^(A)

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

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

¹⁵ He asked them, “But who do you say I am?”

¹⁶ Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah,^[b] the Son of the living God!”

¹⁷ Then Jesus told him, “How blessed you are, Simon son of Jonah,^[c] since flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, though my Father in heaven has. ¹⁸ I tell you that you are Peter,^[d] and it is on this rock^[e] that I will build my congregation,^[f] and the powers of hell^[g] will not conquer it. ¹⁹ I will give you the keys to the kingdom from^[h] heaven. Whatever you prohibit on earth will have been prohibited^[i] in heaven, and whatever you permit on earth will have been permitted^[j] in heaven.”

²⁰ Then he strictly ordered the disciples not to tell anyone that he was the Messiah.^[k]

Peter Declares His Faith in Jesus^(A)

¹⁸ One day, while Jesus^[a] was praying privately and the disciples were with him, he asked them, “Who do the crowds say I am?”

¹⁹ They answered, “Some say^[b] John the Baptist, others Elijah, and still others one of the ancient prophets who has come back to life.”

²⁰ He asked them, “But who do you say I am?”

“God’s Messiah,”^[c] Peter replied.

Jesus Predicts His Death and Resurrection^(B)

²¹ He gave them strict orders, commanding them not to tell this to anyone.