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Matthew 16:15–18

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15He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” 16Simon Peter replied, a“You are bthe Christ, cthe Son of dthe living God.” 17And Jesus answered him, e“Blessed are you, fSimon Bar-Jonah! For gflesh and blood has not revealed this to you, hbut my Father who is in heaven. 18And I tell you, iyou are Peter, and jon this rock2 I will build my church, and kthe gates of lhell3 shall not prevail against it.

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Matthew 16:16: Simon Peter replied, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”

Footnotes

  1. 2The Greek words for Peter and rock sound similar
  2. 3Greek the gates of Hades

Cross references

  1. aJohn 11:27
  2. bSee ch. 1:17
  3. cSee ch. 14:33
  4. dDeut. 5:26; Josh. 3:10; Ps. 42:2; Jer. 10:10; Dan. 6:20; Hos. 1:10; Acts 14:15; 2 Cor. 3:3; 1 Tim. 4:10
  5. e[ch. 13:16]
  6. f[John 1:42; 21:15–17]
  7. g1 Cor. 15:50; Gal. 1:16 (Gk.); Eph. 6:12; Heb. 2:14
  8. h1 Cor. 2:10; 12:3; [ch. 11:25; John 6:45]
  9. i[ch. 10:2; John 1:42]
  10. jEph. 2:20; Rev. 21:14; [ch. 7:24]
  11. kJob 38:17; Isa. 38:10
  12. lSee ch. 11:23

In other versions

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?”

Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.”

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.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“But you,” he asked them, “who do you say that I am?”

Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.”

Jesus responded, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, because flesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but my Father in heaven. And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overpower it.

NLTNew Living Translation

Then he asked them, “But who do you say I am?”

Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.”

Jesus replied, “You are blessed, Simon son of John, because my Father in heaven has revealed this to you. You did not learn this from any human being. Now I say to you that you are Peter (which means ‘rock’), and upon this rock I will build my church, and all the powers of hell will not conquer it.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” And Simon Peter answered and said, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God!” And Jesus answered and said to him, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, because flesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but my Father who is in heaven. And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overpower it!

KJV 1900King James Version

He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-jona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven. And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.