Matthew Chapter 16 Vs 13-20
Peter's Confession About Jesus
13h When Jesus went into the region of Caesarea Philippi* he asked his disciples, "Who do people say that the Son of Man is?"14i They 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?"16* j Simon Peter said in reply, "You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God."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 heavenly Father.18k And 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.19l I 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."20* m Then he strictly ordered his disciples to tell no one that he was the Messiah.