彼得宣告耶穌是基督

13 到了凱撒利亞·腓立比境內,耶穌問門徒:「人們說人子是誰?」

14 門徒回答說:「有人說是施洗者約翰,有人說是以利亞,也有人說是耶利米,或其他某位先知。」

15 耶穌問:「那麼,你們說我是誰?」

16 西門·彼得回答說:「你是基督,是永活上帝的兒子!」

17 耶穌對他說:「約拿的兒子西門啊,你是有福的!因為這件事不是屬血肉的人告訴你的,而是我天上的父啟示你的。 18 我告訴你,你是彼得[a],我要在這磐石上建立我的教會,陰間的勢力[b]不能勝過它。 19 我要把天國的鑰匙交給你。凡你在地上捆綁的,在天上也要捆綁;凡你在地上釋放的,在天上也要釋放。」

20 當下,耶穌叮囑門徒不可告訴別人祂就是基督。

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Footnotes

  1. 16·18 彼得」希臘文是「磐石」的意思。
  2. 16·18 勢力」希臘文是「門」。

Peter Declares That Jesus Is the Messiah(A)

13 When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say the Son of Man is?”

14 They replied, “Some say John the Baptist;(B) others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”(C)

15 “But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?”

16 Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.”(D)

17 Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood,(E) but by my Father in heaven.(F) 18 And I tell you that you are Peter,[a](G) and on this rock I will build my church,(H) and the gates of Hades[b] will not overcome it. 19 I will give you the keys(I) of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be[c] bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be[d] loosed in heaven.”(J) 20 Then he ordered his disciples not to tell anyone(K) that he was the Messiah.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 16:18 The Greek word for Peter means rock.
  2. Matthew 16:18 That is, the realm of the dead
  3. Matthew 16:19 Or will have been
  4. Matthew 16:19 Or will have been