| 13 When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea
Philippi, he asked his disciples, \"Who do people
say the Son of Man is?\"
14 They replied, \"Some say John the Baptist; others
say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the
prophets.\"
15 \"But what about you?\" he asked. \"Who do you say
I am?\"
16 Simon Peter answered, \"You are the Christ, the Son
of the living God.\"
17 Jesus replied, \"Blessed are you, Simon son of
Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by man, but
by my Father in heaven.
18 And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I
will build my church, and the gates of Hades will
not overcome it.
19 I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven;
whatever you bind on earth will be bound in
heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be
loosed in heaven.\"
20 Then he warned his disciples not to tell anyone that
he was the Christ.
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