Matthew 16:15-17

15 He said to them, "But who do you say that I am?"

16 Simon Peter replied, ¹"You are ²the Christ, ³the Son of ⁴the living God."

17 And Jesus answered him, ⁵"Blessed are you, ⁶Simon Bar-Jonah! For ⁷flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, ⁸but my Father who is in heaven.

Cross References

• 1. John 11:27
• 2. See Matthew 1:17
• 3. See Matthew 14:33
• 4. Deuteronomy 5:26; Joshua 3:10; Psalms 42:2; Jeremiah 10:10; Daniel 6:20; Hosea 1:10; Acts 14:15; 2 Corinthians 3:3; 1 Timothy 4:10
• 5. [Matthew 13:16]
• 6. [John 1:42; John 21:15-17]
• 7. 1 Corinthians 15:50; Galatians 1:16(Gk.); Ephesians 6:12; Hebrews 2:14
• 8. 1 Corinthians 2:10; 1 Corinthians 12:3; [Matthew 11:25; John 6:45]