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Caesarea Philippi
Caesarea Philippi, known
today as Banias, is a site located in northern
Upper Galilee.
Caesarea Philippi was an
impressive Greco-Roman city located near a flowing
spring - one of the sources of the Jordan River in
the foothills of Mount Hermon.
The photo shows the
flow from the spring.
For more info on this site, now
called Banias, click
here.
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Mk 8:28-38: "And
Jesus went out, and his disciples,
into the towns of Caesarea
Philippi: and by the way he asked
his disciples, saying unto them,
Whom do men say that I am?. And
they answered, John the Baptist;
but some say, Elias; and others,
One of the prophets.
And he saith
unto them, But whom say ye that I
am? And Peter answereth and saith
unto him, Thou art the Christ. And
he charged them that they should
tell no man of him. And he began
to teach them, that the Son of man
must suffer many things, and be
rejected of the elers, and of the
chief priests, and scribes, and be
killed, and after three days rise
again. And he spake that saying
openly.
And Peter
took him, and began to rebuke him.
But when he had turned about and
looked on his disciples, he
rebuked Peter, saying, Get thee
behind me, Satan: for thou
savourest not the things that be
of God, but the things that be of
men. And when he had called the
people unto him with his disciples
also, he said unto them, Whosoever
will come after me, let him deny
himself, and take up his cross,
and follow me. For whosoever will
save his life shall lose it; but
whosoever shall lose his life for
my sake and the gospel's, the same
shall save it. For what shall it
profit a man, if he shall gain the
whole world, and lose his own
soul? Or what shall a man give in
exchange for his soul? Whosoever
therefore shall be ashamed of me
and of my words in this adulterous
and sinful generation; of him also
shall the Son of man be ashamed,
when he cometh in the glory of his
Father with the holy angels."
Mt 16:13-28:
"When Jesus came into the coasts
of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his
disciples, saying, Whom do men say
that I the Son of man am? And they
said, Some say that thou art John
the Baptist: some, Elias; and
others, Jeremias, or one of the
prophets.
He saith
unto them, But whom say ye that I
am? And Simon Peter answered and
said, Thou art the Christ, the Son
of the living God. And Jesus
answered and said unto him,
Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona:
for flesh and blood hath not
revealed it unto thee, but my
Father which is in heaven. And I
say also unto thee, That thou art
Peter, and upon this rock I will
build my church; and the gates of
hell shall not prevail against it.
And I will give unto thee the keys
of the kingdom of heaven: and
whatsoever thou shalt bind on
earth shall be bound in heaven:
and whatsoever thou shalt loose on
earth shall be loosed in heaven.
Then charged he his disciples that
they should tell no man that he
was Jesus the Christ. From that
time forth began Jesus to shew
unto his disciples, how that he
must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer
many things of the elders and
chief priests and scribes, and be
killed, and be raised again the
third day.
Then Peter
took him, and began to rebuke him,
saying, Be it far from thee, Lord:
this shall not be unto thee. But
he turned, and said unto Peter,
Get thee behind me, Satan: thou
art an offence unto me: for thou
savourest not the things that be
of God, but those that be of men.
Then said Jesus unto his
disciples, If any man will come
after me, let him deny himself,
and take up his cross, and follow
me. For whosoever will save his
life shall lose it: and whosoever
will lose his life for my sake
shall find it. For what is a man
profited, if he shall gain the
whole world, and lose his own
soul? or what shall a man give in
exchange for his soul? For the Son
of man shall come in the glory of
his Father with his angels; and
then he shall reward every man
according to his works. Verily I
say unto you, There be some
standing here, which shall not
taste of death, till they see the
Son of man coming in his kingdom".
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Peter Confesses
Jesus' Identity as Christ, the Messiah
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