Matthew 16:16

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

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

Cross References

Psalm 2:7

I will tell the promise that the LORD made to me: “You are my son, because today I have become your father.

Psalm 42:2

In my heart, I am thirsty for you, the living God. When will I see your face?

Daniel 6:26

I command everyone in my kingdom to worship and honour the God of Daniel. He is the living God, the one who lives for ever. His power and his kingdom will never end.

Matthew 14:33

The men in the boat worshipped Jesus and said, “You really are the Son of God!”

Matthew 16:15

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

Matthew 26:63

But Jesus did not answer. So the high priest said, “With the living God looking on, you must tell the truth. Tell us, are you the Messiah, the Son of God?”

Matthew 27:54

The officer and the soldiers guarding Jesus felt the earthquake and saw everything else that happened. They were frightened and said, “This man really was God's Son!”

Matthew 4:3

Then the devil came to him and said, “If you are God's Son, tell these stones to turn into bread.”

Mark 14:61

But Jesus kept quiet and did not say a word. The high priest asked him another question, “Are you the Messiah, the Son of the glorious God?”

Luke 2:11

This very day in King David's home town a Saviour was born for you. He is Christ the Lord.

John 1:49

Nathanael said, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God and the King of Israel!”

John 11:27

“Yes, Lord!” she replied. “I believe that you are Christ, the Son of God. You are the one we hoped would come into the world.”

John 20:31

But these are written so that you will put your faith in Jesus as the Messiah and the Son of God. If you have faith in him, you will have true life.

John 6:57

The living Father sent me, and I have life because of him. Now everyone who eats my flesh will live because of me.

John 6:68

Simon Peter answered, “Lord, there is no one else that we can go to! Your words give eternal life.

John 6:69

We have faith in you, and we are sure that you are God's Holy One.”

Acts 14:15

Why are you doing this? We are humans just like you. Please give up all this foolishness. Turn to the living God, who made the sky, the earth, the sea, and everything in them.

Acts 8:36

As they were going along the road, they came to a place where there was some water. The official said, “Look! Here is some water. Why can't I be baptized?”

Acts 9:20

Soon he went to the Jewish meeting places and started telling people that Jesus is the Son of God.

2 Corinthians 1:19

This is because Jesus Christ the Son of God is always “Yes” and never “No”. And he is the one that Silas, Timothy, and I told you about.

2 Corinthians 3:3

You are like a letter written by Christ and delivered by us. But you are not written with pen and ink or on tablets made of stone. You are written in our hearts by the Spirit of the living God.

2 Corinthians 6:16

Do idols belong in the temple of God? We are the temple of the living God, as God himself says, “I will live with these people and walk among them. I will be their God, and they will be my people.”

Deuteronomy 5:26

Has anyone else ever heard the only true God speaking from fire, as we have? And even if they have, would they live to tell about it?

1 Thessalonians 1:9

Everyone is talking about how you welcomed us and how you turned away from idols to serve the true and living God.

1 Timothy 3:15

so that if I am delayed, you will know how everyone who belongs to God's family ought to behave. After all, the church of the living God is the strong foundation of truth.

1 Timothy 4:10

We have put our hope in the living God, who is the Saviour of everyone, but especially of those who have faith. That's why we work and struggle so hard.

Hebrews 10:31

It is a terrible thing to fall into the hands of the living God!

Hebrews 12:22

You have now come to Mount Zion and to the heavenly Jerusalem. This is the city of the living God, where thousands and thousands of angels have come to celebrate.

Hebrews 3:12

My friends, watch out! Don't let evil thoughts or doubts make any of you turn from the living God.

Hebrews 9:14

But Christ was sinless, and he offered himself as an eternal and spiritual sacrifice to God. That's why his blood is much more powerful and makes our consciences clear. Now we can serve the living God and no longer do things that lead to death.

1 John 4:15

God stays united with everyone who openly says that Jesus is the Son of God. That's how we stay united with God

1 John 5:20

We know that Jesus Christ the Son of God has come and has shown us the true God. And because of Jesus, we now belong to the true God who gives eternal life.

1 John 5:5

No one can defeat the world without having faith in Jesus as the Son of God.