Matthew 16:13-17
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Peter Confesses Jesus as the Christ(A)
13 When Jesus came into the region of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples, saying, (B)“Who do men say that I, the Son of Man, am?”
14 So they said, (C)“Some say John the Baptist, some Elijah, and others Jeremiah or (D)one of the prophets.”
15 He said to them, “But who do (E)you say that I am?”
16 Simon Peter answered and said, (F)“You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
17 Jesus answered and said to him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, (G)for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but (H)My Father who is in heaven.
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Isaiah 53:2
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2 For He shall grow up before Him as a tender plant,
And as a root out of dry ground.
He has no [a]form or [b]comeliness;
And when we see Him,
There is no [c]beauty that we should desire Him.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 53:2 Stately form
- Isaiah 53:2 splendor
- Isaiah 53:2 Lit. appearance
Psalm 87:3
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3 (A)Glorious things are spoken of you,
O city of God! Selah
Psalm 45:13
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13 The royal daughter is all glorious within the palace;
Her clothing is woven with gold.
2 Corinthians 4:3-6
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3 But even if our gospel is veiled, (A)it is veiled to those who are perishing, 4 whose minds (B)the god of this age (C)has blinded, who do not believe, lest (D)the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, (E)who is the image of God, should shine on them. 5 (F)For we do not preach ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord, and (G)ourselves your bondservants for Jesus’ sake. 6 For it is the God (H)who commanded light to shine out of darkness, who has (I)shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
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Matthew 21:10
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10 (A)And when He had come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, “Who is this?”
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