The Messiah
27 Jesus and his disciples headed out for the villages around Caesarea Philippi. As they walked, he asked, "Who do the people say I am?"
28 "Some say ‘John the Baptizer,’" they said. "Others say ‘Elijah.’ Still others say ‘one of the prophets.’"
29 He then asked, "And you—what are you saying about me? Who am I?"
Peter gave the answer: "You are the Christ, the Messiah."
30-32 Jesus warned them to keep it quiet, not to breathe a word of it to anyone. He then began explaining things to them: "It is necessary that the Son of Man proceed to an ordeal of suffering, be tried and found guilty by the elders, high priests, and religion scholars, be killed, and after three days rise up alive." He said this simply and clearly so they couldn’t miss it.
Jesus
ἸησοῦςIēsoûsיֵשׁוּעַyeshua
Jesus, the Christ, the Son of God, was born of Mary in Bethlehem, proclaimed the kingdom of God, died by crucifixion under Pontius Pilate, and was raised on the third day (Matthew 1:16).
Significado: “The LORD saves”
Caesarea Philippi
Hoje: Banias
Καισάρεια ΦίλιπποςKaisareia Philippos
Caesarea Philippi is the place in whose region Jesus asked his disciples who people said he was (Matthew 16:13).
33,25° N, 35,69° L
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John
ἸωάννηςI̓ōánnēsיוֹחָנָןyochanan
John the Baptist, son of Zechariah and Elizabeth, preached repentance in the wilderness, baptized Jesus in the Jordan, and was beheaded by order of Herod (Matthew 3:1).
Significado: “The LORD is gracious”
Elijah
אֵלִיָּהוּeliyahu
Elijah the Tishbite, a prophet in Israel in the days of Ahab, confronted the prophets of Baal on Mount Carmel and went up by a whirlwind into heaven (2 Kings 2:11).
Significado: “My God is the LORD (Yahweh)”
Peter
ΠέτροςPétrosכֵּיפָאkeyfa
Peter, called Simon, a fisherman of Galilee, was one of the twelve apostles; he confessed Jesus as the Christ, denied him three times, and later preached at Pentecost (Matthew 16:16).
Significado: “Stone, rock”