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Matthew 16:16-18
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
Matthew 16:16-18
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
16 And having responded, Simon Peter said “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God”. 17 And having responded, Jesus said to him, “You are blessed, Simon Bar-Jonah[a], because flesh and blood did not reveal it to you, but My Father in the heavens. 18 And I also[b] say to you that you are a rock[c], and upon this bed-rock[d] I will build My church— and the gates[e] of Hades will not prevail-against[f] it.
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- Matthew 16:17 That is, son of Jonah.
- Matthew 16:18 That is, I also reveal in addition to what the Father revealed; or, I also bless you, in addition to this blessing you have received from the Father.
- Matthew 16:18 Or, Peter, as this is always rendered elsewhere. Jesus has both his name and the meaning of his name in view. ‘A rock’ shows the flow of thought, ‘Peter’ the connection to the apostle. Jesus had long ago given him this name, Jn 1:42.
- Matthew 16:18 That is, Peter himself, as the leader described in v 19; or, Peter’s confession, the human confession of Christ as Son of God; or, the Father’s revelation of Him to humans; or, Christ may be pointing to Himself.
- Matthew 16:18 That is, the gates all humans pass through at death; death will not defeat the church. Or, the forces of evil coming through those gates to attack the church; they will not be victorious.
- Matthew 16:18 Or, win the victory over.
Disciples’ Literal New Testament (DLNT) 
Disciples' Literal New Testament: Serving Modern Disciples by More Fully Reflecting the Writing Style of the Ancient Disciples, Copyright © 2011 Michael J. Magill. All Rights Reserved. Published by Reyma Publishing
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