Matthew 16:13-21
13When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say the Son of Man is?”
14They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”
15″But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?”
16Simon Peter answered, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
17Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by man, but by my Father in heaven. 18And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it. 19I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.” 20Then he warned his disciples not to tell anyone that he was the Christ.
21From that time on Jesus began to explain to his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the elders, chief priests and teachers of the law, and that he must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.
Related Text:
Isaiah 52:14-15
Mark 8:27-33
Luke 8:18-22
John 6:67-71
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So how do you answer the question “Who is Jesus?”
Who do you say that Jesus is? Is He just someone to listen to from time to time? Is He really that big of a deal?
Another great question to ask yourself is, what is Jesus to you, when going through your daily routine?
Time for some good self reflection in today’s study. Spend some time with God today and seek out Jesus.
