Matthew 16:17

New American Standard Bible 2020

And Jesus said to him, “Blessed are you, Simon Barjona, 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 by the Lord; And the well-being of your sons will be great.

Luke 22:32

but I have prayed for you, that your faith will not fail; and you, when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.”

John 1:42

He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and 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 of God.’ Everyone who has heard and learned from the Father, comes to Me.

1 Corinthians 15:50

Now I say this, brothers and sisters, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable.

Galatians 1:16

to reveal His Son in me so that I might preach Him 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 is not of yourselves, it is the gift of God;

Ephesians 3:5

which in other generations was not made known to mankind, as it has now been 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 powers, 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, so that through death He might destroy the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil,

1 Peter 5:1

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

1 John 4:15

Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God remains 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.