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Now when Jesus came into the region of Caesarea Philippi, He was asking His disciples, "Who do people say that the Son of Man is?"

When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am?

And they said, "Some say John the Baptist; and others, Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah, or one of the other prophets."

And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets.

He said to them, "But who do you yourselves say that I am?"

He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am?

Simon Peter answered, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God."

And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.

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.

And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.

"And 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.

And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against 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."

And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.

Then He gave the disciples strict orders that they were to tell no one that He was the Christ.

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