Matthew 16:17
Young's Literal Translation
17 And Jesus answering said to him, `Happy art thou, Simon Bar-Jona, because flesh and blood did not reveal [it] to thee, but my Father who is in the heavens.
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Matthew 16:17
Holman Christian Standard Bible
17 And Jesus responded, “Simon son of Jonah,[a](A) you are blessed because flesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but My Father in heaven.(B)
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- Matthew 16:17 Or son of John
Matthew 16:17
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
17 Jesus said to him in reply, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah. For flesh and blood[a] has not revealed this to you, but my heavenly Father.
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- 16:17 Flesh and blood: a Semitic expression for human beings, especially in their weakness. Has not revealed this…but my heavenly Father: that Peter’s faith is spoken of as coming not through human means but through a revelation from God is similar to Paul’s description of his recognition of who Jesus was; see Gal 1:15–16, “…when he [God]…was pleased to reveal his Son to me….”
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