1. ¶ 47. The Crowds, as Well as the Disciples, are Blind to Who Jesus Is
Matthew 16:13-28 Mark 8:27-9:1 Luke 9:18-27
(cf. Matthew 18:18) (cf. Luke 17:33)
But after And And it happened when
Jesus came Jesus went out, he was praying alone
and his disciples, the disciples
were with him,
into the regions of into the villages of
Caesarea Philippi Caesarea Philippi
and on the way and
he asked he questioned he questioned
his disciples his disciples them
saying, saying to them, saying,
"Whom do people say "Whom do people say "Whom do the crowds say
the Son of Man to be?" me to be?" me to be?"
And they said, And they said to him, And answering, they said,
Some [say] saying,
"John the Baptist, "John the Baptist, "John the Baptist,
but others [say] Elijah, and others [say] Elijah, but others [say] Elijah,
but different ones [say] but others, that [you are] but others, that [you are]
Jeremiah
or one of the prophets one of the prophets a certain prophet
of the ancient ones
is raised.
he says to them And he questioned them, But he said to them,
"But whom do you say me "But whom do you say me "But whom do you say me
to be?" to be?" to be?"
But answering, Answering, But
Simon Peter said, Peter says to him, Peter, answering, said,
"You are the Christ, "You are the Christ." "The Christ
the son of God, of God."
the living one."
But answering,
Jesus said to him,
"Blessed are you , Simon,
Son of Jonah, because
flesh and blood
did not reveal [this],
but my father,
the one in the heavens.
But even I say to you that
You are Peter (Πετρος),
and

2. upon this rock (πετρα)
I will build my church.
And the gates of Hades
will not hold strong
against her.
I will give to you
the keys of the kingdom
of the heavens,
Matthew 18:18
Truly I say to you,
And whatever thing Whatever things as
you (s.) should bind you (pl.) should bind
upon the earth, upon the earth
will be bound (s.) will be bound (pl.)
in the heavens, in heaven,
And whatever And whatever things
you (s.) should loose you (pl.) should loose
upon the earth, upon the earth
will be loosed (s.) will be loosed (pl.)
in the heavens. in heaven.
But he, cautioned And he charged But he, charging
the disciples that, them that them,
they should speak they should speak warned [them] to speak
to nobody, to nobody this
"He is the Christ." about him. to nobody.