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Matthew 16:15-17
1599 Geneva Bible
Matthew 16:15-17
1599 Geneva Bible
15 He said unto them, But whom say ye that I am?
16 Then Simon Peter answered, and said, (A)Thou art that Christ, the son of the living God.
17 [a]And Jesus answered, and said to him, Blessed art thou, Simon, the son of Jonah: for [b]flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.
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- Matthew 16:17 Faith is of grace, not of nature.
- Matthew 16:17 By this kind of speech is meant man’s natural procreation upon the earth, the creature not being destroyed which was made, but deformed through sin: So then this is the meaning: this was not revealed to thee by any understanding of man, but God showed it thee from heaven.
Matthew 16:15-17
New International Version
Matthew 16:15-17
New International Version
15 “But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?”
16 Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.”(A)
17 Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood,(B) but by my Father in heaven.(C)
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