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Now when
Jesus came into the district of Caesare'a Philip'pi, he asked his disciples,
"Who do men say that the Son of man is?" And they said, "Some say John the
Baptist, others say Eli'jah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets." He
said to them, "But who do you say that I am?" Simon Peter replied, "You are
the Christ, the Son of the living God." And Jesus answered him, "Blessed are
you, Simon Bar-Jona! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but
my Father who is in heaven. And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock
I will build my church, and the powers of death shall not prevail against
it. I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind
on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be
loosed in heaven." Then he strictly charged the disciples to tell no one
that he was the Christ.
Matthew 16:13-20 |
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