Matthew 16:17

Modern King James Version

Jesus answered and said to him, You are blessed, Simon, son of Jonah, for flesh and blood did not reveal it to you, but My Father in Heaven.

Cross References

Isaiah 54:13

And all your sons shall be taught of Jehovah; and great shall be the peace of your sons.

Luke 22:32

But I have prayed for you, that your faith fail not. And when you are converted, strengthen your brothers.

John 1:42

And he brought him to Jesus. And when Jesus saw him, He said, You are Simon the son of Jonah; you shall be called Cephas (which translated is, A stone).

John 6:45

It is written in the Prophets, "And they shall all be taught of God." Therefore everyone who hears and learns from the Father comes to Me.

1 Corinthians 15:50

And I say this, 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 so that I might preach Him among the nations, immediately I did not confer with flesh and blood;

Ephesians 2:8

For by grace you are saved through faith, and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God,

Ephesians 3:5

which in other ages 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 we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the world's rulers, of the darkness of this age, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

Hebrews 2:14

Since then the children have partaken of flesh and blood, He also Himself likewise partook of the same; that through death He might destroy him who had the power of death (that is, the Devil),

1 Peter 5:1

I exhort the elders who are among you, I being also an elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed.

1 John 4:15

Whoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwells in him and he in God.

1 John 5:20

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