Matthew 16:17

Modern English Version

Jesus answered him, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but My Father who is in heaven.

Cross References

Isaiah 54:13

All your sons shall be taught of the Lord, and great shall be the peace of your sons.

Luke 22:32

But I have prayed for you that your faith may not fail. And when you have repented, strengthen your brothers.”

John 1:42

Then he brought him to Jesus. When Jesus saw him, He said, “You are Simon the son of John. You shall be called Cephas” (which means Peter).

John 6:45

It is written in the Prophets, ‘They shall all be taught by God.’ Therefore everyone who has heard and has learned of the Father comes to Me.

1 Corinthians 15:50

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

Galatians 1:16

to reveal His Son in me, that I might preach Him among the nations, I did not immediately confer with flesh and blood,

Ephesians 2:8

For by grace you have been saved through faith, and this is 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 is now revealed to His holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit,

Ephesians 6:12

For our fight is not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, and against spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.

Hebrews 2:14

So then, as the children share in flesh and blood, He likewise took part in these, so that through death He might destroy him who has the power of death, that is, the devil,

1 Peter 5:1

I exhort the elders who are among you, as one who is also an elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ as well as a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed:

1 John 4:15

Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God lives 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 —His Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.