Matthew 16:17

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

Jesus responded, ‘Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah,   , because flesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but my Father in heaven.

Cross References

John 6:45

It is written in the Prophets:   And they will all be taught by God.   , Everyone who has listened to and learned from the Father   comes to me #– #

1 John 5:20

And we know that the Son of God has come  and has given us understanding so that we may know the true one.  We are in the true one #– #that is, in his Son, Jesus Christ.  He is the true God and eternal life.

Galatians 1:16

to reveal his Son  in me, so that I could preach him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately consult with anyone.

1 Corinthians 15:50

What I am saying, brothers and sisters, is this: Flesh  and blood  cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor can the perishable inherit the imperishable.

Ephesians 3:5

This was not made known to people  in other generations as it is now revealed to his holy apostles and prophets  by the Spirit:

Isaiah 54:13

Then all your children will be taught by the  Lord, their prosperity will be great,

1 John 4:15

Whoever confesses  that Jesus is the Son of God #– #God remains in him and he in God.

1 Peter 5:1

I exhort the elders among you as a fellow elder and witness  to the sufferings of Christ, as well as one who shares in the glory about to be revealed:

Ephesians 2:8

For you are saved by grace  through faith, and this is not from yourselves; it is God’s gift #– #

John 1:42

and he brought Simon to Jesus. When Jesus saw him, he said, ‘You are Simon, son of John.   You will be called Cephas’   (which is translated ‘Peter’  ).

Hebrews 2:14

Now since the children have flesh and blood in common, Jesus also shared in these, so that through his death he might destroy the one holding the power of death #– #that is, the devil   #– #

Ephesians 6:12

For our struggle is not against flesh  and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities,  against the cosmic powers of this darkness, against evil,  spiritual forces in the heavens.

Luke 22:32

But I have prayed   for you   that your faith may not fail. And you, when you have turned back, strengthen   your brothers.’