Then all your children will be taught by the Lord, their prosperity will be great,
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. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-jona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then Jesus answered him, Blessed (happy, fortunate, and to be envied) are you, Simon Bar-Jonah. For flesh and blood [men] have not revealed this to you, but My Father Who is in heaven. American Standard Version (1901) And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-Jonah: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father who is in heaven. Common English Bible Then Jesus replied, “Happy are you, Simon son of Jonah, because no human has shown this to you. Rather my Father who is in heaven has shown you. Catholic Public Domain Version And in response, Jesus said to 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. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Jesus answering, said to him: Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-Jona: because flesh and blood hath not revealed it to thee, but my Father who is in heaven. |
Then all your children will be taught by the Lord, their prosperity will be great,
But I have prayed for you that your faith may not fail. And you, when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.’
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’ ).
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 #– #
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.
to reveal his Son in me, so that I could preach him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately consult with anyone.
For you are saved by grace through faith, and this is not from yourselves; it is God’s gift #– #
This was not made known to people in other generations as it is now revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit:
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.
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 #– #
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:
Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God #– #God remains in him and he in God.
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.