Event 13 – A Test and A Declaration of Faith

Matthew 16:13-20; Mark 8:27-30; Luke 9:18-21

^K Jesus and his disciples went on the villages around Caesarea Philippi. On the way ^L When Jesus was praying in private and his disciples were with him, ^K He asked them, ^M “Who do people say the Son of Man is?”

^K They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still ^L others, that ^M Jeremiah or one ^L of the prophets of long ago has come back to life.”

^K “But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?”

^M Simon Peter answered, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”

Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by man, but by my Father in heaven. 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. 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.” ^L Jesus strictly warned ^M his disciples not to tell anyone that he was the Christ.