131Now when Jesuscame into the district of 2CaesareaPhilippi, He was asking His disciples, "Who do peoplesay that 3the Son of Man is?"
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And they said, "Some say 4John the Baptist; and others, 5Elijah; but still others, Jeremiah, orone of the prophets."
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He said to them, "But who do you say that I am?"
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SimonPeteranswered, "You are 6the Christ, 7the Son of 8the livingGod."
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And Jesussaid to him, "Blessed are you, 9SimonBarjona, because10flesh 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 11Peter, and upon thisrock I will build My church; and the gates of 12Hades will not overpower it.
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"I will give you 13the keys of the kingdom of heaven; and 14whatever* you bind on earth shall have been bound in heaven, and whatever* you loose on earth shall have been loosed in heaven."