Peter · Issue #3 of 11
You Are The Christ
Matthew 16:13–23 · World English Bible
Matthew 16:13
Now when Jesus came into the parts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying,
Who do men say that I, the Son of Man, am?
Matthew 16:14
They said,
Some say John the Baptizer, some, Elijah, and others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.
Matthew 16:15
He said to them,
But who do you say that I am?
Matthew 16:16
Simon Peter answered,
You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.
Matthew 16:17
Jesus answered him,
Blessed are you, Simon Bar Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven.
Matthew 16:18
I also tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my assembly, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.
Matthew 16:19
I will give to you the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will have been bound in heaven; and whatever you release on earth will have been released in heaven.”
Matthew 16:20
Then he commanded the disciples that they should tell no one that he was Jesus the Christ.
Matthew 16:21
From that time, Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and the third day be raised up.
Matthew 16:22
Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him, saying,
Far be it from you, Lord! This will never be done to you.
Matthew 16:23
But he turned and said to Peter,
Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to me, for you are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of men.
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