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Jesus queries His disciples as to who people think He is and who the disciples think He is. Peter answers that Jesus is the Christ. Jesus then promises Peter the keys of the kingdom and grants him the right to bind and loose on earth.
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Matthew 16:13-20
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a Now when Jesus came into the district of b Caesarea Philippi,
He was asking His disciples,
“Who do people say that c the Son of Man is?”
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And they said,
“Some say a John the Baptist;
and others, 1 b Elijah;
but still others, 2 Jeremiah,
or one of the prophets.”
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He * said to them,
“But who do you say that I am?”
Simon Peter answered,
“You are 1 a the Christ,
b the Son of c the living God.”
And Jesus said to him,
“Blessed are you, a Simon 1 Barjona,
because b flesh and blood did not reveal this to you,
but My Father who is in heaven.
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I also say to you that you are 1 a Peter,
and upon this 2 rock I will build My church;
and the gates of b Hades will not overpower it.
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I will give you a the keys of the kingdom of heaven;
and b whatever you bind on earth 1 shall have been bound in heaven,
and whatever you loose on earth 2 shall have been loosed in heaven.”
a Then He 1 warned the disciples that they should tell no one that He was 2 b the Christ.
Note that Peter preaches the gospel to the Jews (Acts 2), Samaritans (Acts 8) and Gentiles (Acts 10).
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Matthew 16:13-20
A. People's View of Jesus
Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi,
He was asking His disciples,
“Who do people say that the Son of Man is?”
And they said,
“Some say John the Baptist;
and others, Elijah;
but still others, Jeremiah,
or one of the prophets.”
A'. Disciples' View of Jesus
He said to them,
“But who do you say that I am?”
Simon Peter answered,
“You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
B. Promise to the Disciples
And Jesus said to him,
“Blessed are you, Simon Barjona,
because flesh and blood did not reveal this to you,
but My Father who is in heaven.
I also say to you that you are Peter,
and upon this rock I will build My church;
and the gates of Hades will not overpower it.
I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven;
and whatever you bind on earth shall have been bound in heaven,
and whatever you loose on earth shall have been loosed in heaven.”
B'. Warning to the Disciples
Then He warned the disciples that they should tell no one that He was the Christ.
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