Matthew 16:17-23
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) 18 And I also say to you that you are Peter,[b] and on this rock[c] I will build My church,(C) and the forces[d] of Hades will not overpower it. 19 I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven,(D) and whatever you bind on earth is already bound[e] in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth is already loosed[f] in heaven.”
20 And He gave the disciples orders to tell no one that He was[g] the Messiah.(E)
His Death and Resurrection Predicted
21 From(F) then on Jesus began to point out to His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders, chief priests, and scribes, be killed, and be raised the third day.(G) 22 Then Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him, “Oh no,[h] Lord! This will never happen to You!”
23 But He turned and told Peter, “Get behind Me, Satan! You are an offense to Me because you’re not thinking about God’s concerns,[i] but man’s.”(H)
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- Matthew 16:17 Or son of John
- Matthew 16:18 Peter (Gk Petros) = a specific stone or rock
- Matthew 16:18 Rock (Gk petra) = a rocky crag or bedrock
- Matthew 16:18 Lit gates
- Matthew 16:19 Or earth will be bound
- Matthew 16:19 Or earth will be loosed
- Matthew 16:20 Other mss add Jesus
- Matthew 16:22 Lit Mercy to You = May God have mercy on You
- Matthew 16:23 Lit about the things of God
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