Matthew 16:13-20 - Peter's Confession At Caesarea Philippi

¹³ When Jesus came into the coasts of the city which is called Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples saying, "Whom do men say that I, the son of man, am?"

¹⁴ They said, "Some say that thou art John Baptist, some Elijah, some Jeremiah, or one of the prophets."

¹⁵ He said unto them, "But whom say ye that I am?"

¹⁶ Simon Peter answered, and said, "Thou art Christ, the son of the living God."

¹⁷ And Jesus answered, and said to him, "Happy art thou, Simon the son of Jonas, for flesh and blood hath not opened unto thee that, but my father which is in heaven. ¹⁸ And I say also unto thee, that thou art Peter. And upon this rock, I will build my congregation: and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. ¹⁹ And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatsoever thou bindest upon earth, it shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou loosest on earth, it shall be loosed in heaven."

²⁰ Then he charged his disciples, that they should tell no man that he was Jesus Christ.

²⁷ And Jesus went out, and his disciples, into the towns that belong to the city called Caesarea Philippi, and by the way he asked his disciples saying, "Whom do men say that I am?"

²⁸ And they answered, "Some say that thou art John Baptist: some, say Elijah, and some, one of the prophets."

²⁹ And he said unto them, "But whom say ye that I am?" Peter answered and said unto him, "Thou art very Christ."

³⁰ And he charged them that they should tell no man of it.