Matthew 16:13-20
Peter Declares That Jesus Is the Messiah
13 When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say the Son of Man is?”
14 They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”
15 “But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?”
16 Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.”
17 Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by my Father in heaven. 18 And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it. 19 I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.” 20 Then he ordered his disciples not to tell anyone that he was the Messiah.
John 6:60-71
Many Disciples Leave Jesus
60 On hearing it, many of his disciples said, “This is a hard teaching. Who can accept it?”
61 Aware that his disciples were grumbling about this, Jesus said to them, “Does this offend you? 62 Then what if you see the Son of Man ascend to where he was before! 63 The Spirit gives life; the flesh counts for nothing. The words I have spoken to you—they are full of the Spirit and life. 64 Yet there are some of you who do not believe.” For Jesus had known from the beginning which of them did not believe and who would betray him. 65 He went on to say, “This is why I told you that no one can come to me unless the Father has enabled them.”
66 From this time many of his disciples turned back and no longer followed him.
67 “You do not want to leave too, do you?” Jesus asked the Twelve.
68 Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. 69 We have come to believe and to know that you are the Holy One of God.”
70 Then Jesus replied, “Have I not chosen you, the Twelve? Yet one of you is a devil!” 71 (He meant Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot, who, though one of the Twelve, was later to betray him.)
2 Peter 1:16-18
Peter Speaks of Jesus
16 For we did not follow cleverly devised stories when we told you about the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ in power, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty. 17 He received honor and glory from God the Father when the voice came to him from the Majestic Glory, saying, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.” 18 We ourselves heard this voice that came from heaven when we were with him on the sacred mountain.
Peter had a close personal relationship with Jesus...Jesus had met Peter's needs and had answered his deepest questions...When Peter was ask by Jesus, who He was, Peter said, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the Living God.”...Peter had recognized His Teacher and knew Him well...Peter knew He wanted to remain with Him and continue learning about the eternities that His Teacher taught...Peter and the Disciples were with the Son of the Living God, and being taught by Him...He was teaching them the truest realities of life...And Jesus did not limit His teachings to earthly teachings...Jesus teaches the eternities...That is what God would teach those who listened to Him, the Truth, the Absolute Truth about life and eternal life...And Peter listened...
When other followers left there Teacher, Peter stayed...Peter when asked by His Master if he wanted to leave, Peter said, “LORD, to whom shall we go?...You have the words of eternal life...We have come to believe and to know that You are the Holy One of God.”...
And as Peter said these things to Jesus and the others listened, Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by My Father in heaven...And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it...I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.”...Then Jesus ordered His Disciples not to tell anyone that He was the Messiah...
Peter would lead the church after Jesus death and resurrection, and remind others what His Majesty had taught him...For Peter and the other Disciples did not follow cleverly devised stories when they told others about the coming of the LORD Jesus Christ in power, but they were actual eyewitnesses of His Majesty...Jesus had received honor and glory from God the Father when the voice came to Him from the Majestic Glory, saying, “This is My Son, whom I LOVE; with Him I am well pleased.”...Peter and those with him heard this voice that came from heaven when they were with Him on the sacred mountain...Peter was one of Twelve students of the Son of the Living God...And he from what he learned would teach others about the good news from Jesus...