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18 And I also say to you that ayou are Peter, and bon this rock I will build My church, and cthe gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.  
19 aAnd I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth1 will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.”  
20 aThen He commanded His disciples that they should tell no one that He was Jesus the Christ.  

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21 From that time Jesus began ato show to His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem, and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised the third day.  
22 Then Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him, saying,1 “Far be it from You, Lord; this shall not happen to You!”  
23 But He turned and said to Peter, “Get behind Me, aSatan! bYou are an offense to Me, for you are not mindful of the things of God, but the things of men.”  
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What Does Matthew 16:20 Mean?



Matthew 16:13-23

Peter proclaims Jesus to be the Messiah, and Jesus speaks of building His church and being crucified and resurrected. This was a major step forward in the disciples' understanding, and it corrected the erroneous prophetic teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees. However, from the incident that occurs in verses 22-23, we can see that Peter—and probably the other disciples also—were not yet fully convinced of it.

Richard T. Ritenbaugh
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Related Topics: Christ as Messiah | Jesus Christ's Crucifixion | Jesus Christ's Glorified Body | Jesus Christ's Resurrection | Messiah | Messiah, Perceptions of | Messianic Prophecies | Prophecies of Messiah | Sign of Christ's Messiahship | Transfiguration


 
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