Matthew 16:17

Legacy Standard Bible

And Jesus answered and said to him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, because flesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but My Father who is in heaven.

Cross References

Isaiah 54:13

“All your sons will be taught of Yahweh; And the peace of your sons will be great.

Luke 22:32

But I have prayed earnestly for you, that your faith may not fail; and you, once you have returned, strengthen your brothers.”

John 1:42

He brought him to Jesus. When Jesus looked at him, He said, “You are Simon the son of John; you shall be called Cephas” (which is translated Peter).

John 6:45

It is written in the prophets, ‘And they shall all be taught by God.’ Everyone who has heard and learned from the Father comes to Me.

1 Corinthians 15:50

Now I say this, brothers, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the corruptible inherit the incorruptible.

Galatians 1:16

to reveal His Son in me so that I might proclaim Him as good news among the Gentiles, I did not immediately consult with flesh and blood,

Ephesians 2:8

For by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not of yourselves, it is the gift of God;

Ephesians 3:5

which in other generations was not made known to the sons of men, as it was now revealed to His holy apostles and prophets in the Spirit:

Ephesians 6:12

For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.

Hebrews 2:14

Therefore, since the children share in flesh and blood, He Himself likewise also partook of the same, that through death He might render powerless him who had the power of death, that is, the devil,

1 Peter 5:1

Therefore, I exhort the elders among you, as your fellow elder and witness of the sufferings of Christ, and a partaker also of the glory that is to be revealed,

1 John 4:15

Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.

1 John 5:20

And we know that the Son of God has come, and has given us understanding so that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and eternal life.