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because all the way through the book up to this point
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we've had this issue of who is he, who do people say he is,
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how do they understand him, so your antennae should be
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picking up that this story is going to be an important story for you.
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And they answered him, "John the Baptist,
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and others Elijah, and still others one of the prophets.
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He asked them, "But who do you say that I am?"
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Peter answered him, "You are the Messiah."
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He sternly ordered them not to tell anyone about him.
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There it is again.
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Peter confesses correctly, "You are the Messiah,"
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and Jesus says, okay don't tell anybody.