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19. And he said to them, "But who do you say that I am?"
20. Simon Peter answered, saying, "You are the prophesied Messiah and a son of the living god who is the spiritual ruler of the three human lineages."
21. Jmmanuel became angry and answered, saying to him, "Oh you unfortunate one, my teachings have not revealed this to you, for I instructed you in the truth.
22. "And I also tell you, you certainly are a faithful disciple, but your understanding must be compared to that of a child.
23. "You are Peter, and I cannot build my teachings on your rock. You will open the portals of misunderstanding, so that the people will be over come by your mistaken interpretation of my teachings and will follow them and live according to falsified teachings.
24. "I cannot give you the key to the spiritual kingdom, otherwise you would open false locks and wrong portals with it.
25. "I am not the son of a spiritual ruler of three human lineages and therefore not the son of god; furthermore, the sole spiritual power is Creation and never a human being; therefore free yourself from these erroneous teachings and learn the truth.
26. "My mother is Mary, who truly conceived me through a guardian angel, a descendant of our ancestors, who travelled here from the far reaches of the universe; and my earthly father is Joseph, who only acts as my paternal guardian.
27. Then he warned his disciples never to tell or wrongly assume such things, and that they were not allowed to spread Peter's confused teachings.
Proclamation Of The Passion
28. From that time onward, Jmmanuel began to tell his disciples that he would have to go to Jerusalem and suffer much from the elders, scribes and chief priests, because he could not help but bring his teachings to them.