NARRATOR: Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples this.
JESUS: Who do people say the Son of Man is?
DISCIPLES: Some say John the Baptist, but others Elijah, and still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.
JESUS: But you, who do you say that I am?
PETER: You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.
JESUS: Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah! For flesh and blood have not revealed this to you, but my Father in heaven. And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it. I will give you the keys to the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.
NARRATOR: He sternly ordered the disciples not to tell anyone that he was the Messiah.
Matthew 16.13-20
Sunday Readings: Isaiah 22.19-23; Romans 11.33-36; Matthew 16.13-20