Matthew 16:17

1599 Geneva Bible

¹⁷^[a]And Jesus answered, and said to him, Blessed art thou, Simon, the son of Jonah: for ^[b]flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.

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Footnotes

Matthew 16:17 Faith is of grace, not of nature.
Matthew 16:17 By this kind of speech is meant man’s natural procreation upon the earth, the creature not being destroyed which was made, but deformed through sin: So then this is the meaning: this was not revealed to thee by any understanding of man, but God showed it thee from heaven.

Matthew 16:17

King James Version

¹⁷And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.

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Matthew 16:17

New International Version

¹⁷Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood,^(A) but by my Father in heaven.^(B)

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1599 Geneva Bible (GNV)

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