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AndδὲJesusὁ Ἰησοῦςansweredἀποκριθεὶςand saidεἶπενto him,αὐτῷ“HappyΜακάριοςare you,εἶSimonΣίμωνBar-Jonah,Βαριωνᾶbecauseὅτιfleshσὰρξandκαὶbloodαἷμαdid notοὐκreveal thisἀπεκάλυψένto you,σοιbutἀλλ’my Fatherὁ πατήρ μουwho isὁinἐνheaven.τοῖς οὐρανοῖς
Matthew 16:17
Study it in the app“And Jesus answered and said to him, “Happy are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, because flesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but my Father who is in heaven.”
Peter answers who Jesus is, and Jesus says where that answer came fromWho Jesus Is
With the Greek beneath
Matthew 16:17, word by word
- JesusἸησοῦςIēsous
Jesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsous” appears- answeredἀποκριθεὶςapokritheis
answer
To say something back to the one who spoke or asked.
Where else “apokritheis” appears- and saidεἶπενeipen
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipen” appears- “HappyΜακάριοςMakarios
blessed, happy
Blessed: truly happy, in the condition God blesses. It is the "happy" or "blessed" of the Psalms.
Where else “Makarios” appears- are youεἶei
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “ei” appears- SimonΣίμωνSimōn
Simon
Simon: the name of several men in the New Testament. The most often named is Simon Peter; also Simon the Zealot, one of the Twelve; Simon, a brother of Jesus; Simon of Cyrene; Simon the leper; a Pharisee; the magician of Samaria; the tanner of Joppa; and the father of Judas Iscariot.
Where else “Simōn” appears- Bar-JonahΒαριωνᾶBariōna
Bar-Jonah
Bar-Jonah: Aramaic for "son of Jonah", the family name of Simon Peter.
Where else “Bariōna” appears- fleshσὰρξsarx
mortal
Human beings, frail and mortal.
Where else “sarx” appears- bloodαἷμαhaima
blood
The red fluid that runs through the bodies of people and animals.
Where else “haima” appears- reveal thisἀπεκάλυψένapekalypsen
reveal
Reveal, uncover what was hidden.
Where else “apekalypsen” appears- my Fatherπατήρpatēr
Father
God, who gives life and cares for his own; the Father of Jesus.
Where else “patēr” appears- heavenοὐρανοῖςouranois
heaven
God's dwelling, above all that is created.
Where else “ouranois” appears
Translation note
“Bar-Jonah”: in Aramaic, “son of Jonah.” “Flesh and blood”: the human being by his own strength alone.
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Peter's confession
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Matthew 16:13-20
13Now when Jesus came into the region of Caesarea Philippi, he was asking his disciples, saying, “Who do people say the Son of Man is?” 14And they said, “Some say John the Immerser, others Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” 15He says to them, “But you, who do you say that I am?” 16And Simon Peter answered and said, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.” 17And Jesus answered and said to him, “Happy are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, because flesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but my Father who is in heaven. 18And I also tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my assembly, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it. 19I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will have been bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will have been loosed in heaven.” 20Then he ordered the disciples to tell no one that he was the Messiah.
27And Jesus went out, and his disciples, to the villages of Caesarea Philippi; and on the way he was asking his disciples, saying to them, “Who do people say that I am?” 28And they said to him, saying, “John the Immerser; and others, Elijah; and others, one of the prophets.” 29And he was asking them, “But you, who do you say that I am?” Peter answers him, “You are the Messiah.” 30And he warned them to tell no one about him.
18And it happened while he was praying alone, that the disciples were with him, and he asked them, saying, “Who do the crowds say that I am?” 19And they answered and said, “John the Immerser; but others, Elijah; and others, that one of the ancient prophets has risen.” 20And he said to them, “But you, who do you say that I am?” And Peter answered and said, “The Messiah of God.” 21But he warned them and commanded them to tell this to no one,
The context
16And Simon Peter answered and said, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.”
17 · This verse (above)
18And I also tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my assembly, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.
To study Matthew 16 in a group
1. What it says
Who did people say Jesus was, and what did Peter answer (vv. 13–16)?
2. What it means
What did Jesus mean by losing one's life in order to find it (vv. 24–25)?
3. How I live it
Jesus asks, “But who do you say that I am?” (v. 15). How would you answer in your own words?