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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?

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

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

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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