Matthew 16
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Matthew 16:13-20

13NowδὲdeG1161when JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424cameἘλθὼνElthōnG2064into the districtμέρηmerēG3313ofCaesareaΚαισαρείαςKaisareiasG2542PhilippiΦιλίππουPhilippouG5376,He was askingἠρώταērōtaG2065His disciplesμαθητὰςmathētasG3101,“WhoτίναtinaG5101do peopleἄνθρωποιanthrōpoiG444sayG3004thatthe SonυἱὸνhuionG5207of Manἀνθρώπου;anthrōpouG444is?”
14And they saidG3004, “Someμέν·menG3588G3303sayJohnἸωάννηνIōannēnG2491the Baptistβαπτιστήν,baptistēnG910;and othersἄλλοιalloiG243,ElijahἨλίαν,ĒlianG2243;but still othersἕτεροιheteroiG2087,JeremiahἸερεμίανIeremianG2408,orἢēG2228oneἕναhenaG1520of the prophetsπροφητῶν.prophētōnG4396.”
15He saidλέγειlegeiG3004to them,“But whoτίναtinaG5101do you sayλέγετεlegeteG3004that I amG1510?”
16SimonΣίμωνSimōnG4613PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074answeredἈποκριθεὶςApokritheisG611, “You arethe ChristχριστὸςchristosG5547,the SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207ofthe livingζῶντος.¶zōntosG2198GodθεοῦtheouG2316.”
17And JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424saidG3004to him,“BlessedμακάριοςmakariosG3107are you,SimonΣίμωνSimōnG4613BarjonaΒαριωνᾶ,BariōnaG920,becauseὅτιhotiG3754fleshσὰρξsarxG4561and bloodαἷμαhaimaG129did not revealἀπεκάλυψένapekalupsenG601thisto you, but My FatherπατήρpatērG3962whoG3588is in heavenοὐρανοῖς.ouranoisG3772.
18I alsoG2532sayλέγωlegōG3004to you that you arePeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074,and upon thisταύτῃtautēG3778rockπέτρᾳpetraG4073I will buildοἰκοδομήσωoikodomēsōG3618My churchἐκκλησίαν,ekklēsianG1577;and the gatesπύλαιpulaiG4439ofHadesᾅδουhadouG86will not overpowerκατισχύσουσινkatischusousinG2729it.
19I will giveδώσωdōsōG1325youthe keysκλεῖδαςkleidasG2807of the kingdomβασιλείαςbasileiasG932of heavenοὐρανῶν,ouranōnG3772; andwhateverὃ ἐὰνho eanG3739G1437you bindδήσῃςdēsēsG1210on earthγῆς,gēsG1093shall have been boundδεδεμένονdedemenonG1210in heavenοὐρανοῖς,ouranoisG3772,and whateverὃ ἐὰνho eanG3739G1437you looseλύσῃςlusēsG3089on earthγῆς,gēsG1093shall have been loosedλελυμένονlelumenonG3089in heavenοὐρανοῖς.¶ouranoisG3772.”
20ThenΤότεToteG5119HewarnedG2008the disciplesμαθηταῖςmathētaisG3101that they should tellG3004noG3367oneμηδενὶmēdeniG3367that He wasthe Christχριστός.¶christosG5547.
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