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He said to them, "But who do you say that I am?"
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SimonPeteranswered, "You are 1the Christ, 2the Son of 3the livingGod."
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And Jesussaid to him, "Blessed are you, 4SimonBarjona, because5flesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but My Fatherwho is in heaven.
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"I alsosay to you that you are 6Peter, and upon thisrock I will build My church; and the gates of 7Hades will not overpower it.
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"I will give you 8the keys of the kingdom of heaven; and 9whatever* you bind on earth shall have been bound in heaven, and whatever* you loose on earth shall have been loosed in heaven."
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10Then He warned the disciples that they should tellnoone that He was 11the Christ.
Jesus Foretells His Death
2112From that timeJesusbegan to show His disciples that He mustgo to Jerusalem, and 13suffermanythings from the elders and chiefpriests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised up on the thirdday.
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Petertook Him aside and began to rebuke Him, saying, "Godforbid it, Lord! This shall never*happen to You."
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But He turned and said to Peter, "Getbehind Me, 14Satan! You are a stumblingblock to Me; for you are not setting your mind on God's interests, but man's."
Discipleship Is Costly
24ThenJesussaid to His disciples, "Ifanyonewishes to comeafter Me, he must denyhimself, and 15take up his cross and follow Me.
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"For 16whoever*wishes to save his life will lose it; but whoever*loses his life for My sake will find it.