¹⁶ Jacob fathered Joseph the husband of Mary, by whom Jesus was born, ^(A)who is called the ^[a]Messiah.

¹⁶ Simon Peter answered, “You are ^(A)the ^[a]Christ, ^(B)the Son of ^(C)the living God.”

^20 (A)Then He gave the disciples strict orders that they were to tell no one that He was ^(B)the ^[a]Christ.

²⁷ She *said to Him, “Yes, Lord; I have come to believe that You are ^(A)the ^[a]Christ, the Son of God, and ^[b](B)He who comes into the world.”