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Then Jesus went to Caesarea Philippi. He asked his disciples: “Who do people say the Son of Man is?”

They said:

“For some of them you are John the Baptist; for others Elijah, or Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.”

Jesus asked them:

“But who do you say I am?”

Peter responded:

“You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.”

Jesus replied:

“It is fortunate for you, Simon Barjona, because it is not flesh and blood that has revealed this to you, but my Father in heaven.

And now I say to you: You are Peter, and on this Rock, I will build my Church; and never will the powers of death overcome it.

I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven: whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you unbind on earth shall be unbound in heaven.”