Mt 16:13-23
Peter’s Confession about Jesus
13When Jesus went into
the region of Caesarea Philippi he asked his disciples, “Who do the people say
that the Son of Man is?” 14They replied, “Some say John the Baptist,
others Elijah, still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.: 15He
said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” 16Simon Peter said in
reply, “You are the Messiah, the Son of livingGod.” 17Jesus said to
him in reply, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah. For flesh and blood has not
revealed this to you, but my hevenly Father. 18And so I say to you,
you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of the
netherworld shall not prevail against it. 19I will give you the keys
to the kingdom of heaven. Whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven;
and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.” 20Then
he strictly ordered his disciples to tell no one that he was the Messiah.
21From
that time on, Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem
and suffer greatly from the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be
killed on the third day be raised. 22Then Peter took him aside and
began to rebuke him, “God forbid, Lord! No such thing shall ever happen to you.”
23He turned and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are an
obstacle to me. You are thinking not as God does, but as human beings do.”
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