{"id":9742,"date":"2024-08-27T12:26:47","date_gmt":"2024-08-27T16:26:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jesusdidsay.com\/?page_id=9742"},"modified":"2026-10-07T11:28:37","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T11:28:37","slug":"matthew-chapter-16-peter-declares-that-jesus-is-the-messiah","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jesusdidsay.com\/?page_id=9742","title":{"rendered":"Matthew Chapter 16 Peter Declares that Jesus is the Messiah"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"\\&quot;wp-block-heading\\&quot; wp-block-heading\"><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><sup>13\u00a0<\/sup>When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples,\u00a0<mark style=\\\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#f90101\\\" class=\\\"has-inline-color\\\">\u201cWho do people say the Son of Man is?\u201d<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><sup>14&nbsp;<\/sup>They replied, \u201cSome say John the Baptist;&nbsp;others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><sup>15\u00a0<\/sup><mark style=\\\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#fe0000\\\" class=\\\"has-inline-color\\\">\u201cBut what about you?\u201d<\/mark>\u00a0he asked.\u00a0<mark style=\\\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#fe0000\\\" class=\\\"has-inline-color\\\">\u201cWho do you say I am?\u201d<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><sup>16&nbsp;<\/sup>Simon Peter answered, \u201cYou are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><sup>17\u00a0<\/sup>Jesus replied,\u00a0<mark style=\\\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#f80000\\\" class=\\\"has-inline-color\\\">\u201cBlessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood,\u00a0but by my Father in heaven.\u00a0<sup>18\u00a0<\/sup>And I tell you that you are Peter,\u00a0and on this rock I will build my church,\u00a0and the gates of Hades\u00a0will not overcome it.\u00a0<sup>19\u00a0<\/sup>I will give you the keys\u00a0of the kingdom of heaven; 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