Peter’s Confession of Christ

(Matthew 16:13–20; Mark 8:27–30; John 6:67–71)

18 [One day] as [Jesus] was praying in private [and] the disciples were with Him, He questioned them: “Who {do} the crowds say I am?”

19 They replied, “[Some say] John the Baptist; others [say] Elijah; and still others, that a prophet of old has arisen.”

20 “But [what about] you?” [Jesus] asked. “Who do you say I am?”

Peter answered, “The Christ of God.”