Parallel Verses
Darby Translation
And Simon Peter answering said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.
New American Standard Bible
Simon Peter answered, “You are
King James Version
And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.
Holman Bible
Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God!”
International Standard Version
Simon Peter answered, "You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God!"
A Conservative Version
And Simon Peter having answered, said, Thou are the Christ, the Son of the living God.
American Standard Version
And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.
Amplified
Simon Peter replied, “You are the Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed), the Son of the living God.”
An Understandable Version
And Simon Peter answered, "You are the Christ [i.e., God's specially chosen one], the Son of the living God."
Anderson New Testament
Simon Peter answered and said: Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.
Bible in Basic English
And Simon Peter made answer and said, You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.
Common New Testament
Simon Peter answered, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God."
Daniel Mace New Testament
Simon Peter made answer, thou art Christ the son of the living God.
Godbey New Testament
And Simon Peter responding said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.
Goodspeed New Testament
Simon Peter answered, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God!"
John Wesley New Testament
And Simon Peter answering said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.
Julia Smith Translation
And Simon Peter having answered, said, Thou art Christ, the Son of the living God.
King James 2000
And Simon Peter answered, You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And Simon Peter answered [and] said, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God!"
Modern King James verseion
And Simon Peter answered and said, You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Simon Peter answered, and said, "Thou art Christ, the son of the living God."
Moffatt New Testament
So Simon Peter replied, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God."
Montgomery New Testament
So Simon Peter answered, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God."
NET Bible
Simon Peter answered, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God."
New Heart English Bible
Simon Peter answered, "You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God."
Noyes New Testament
And Simon Peter answering said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.
Sawyer New Testament
And Simon Peter answered and said, You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.
The Emphasized Bible
And, Simon Peter, answering, said - Thou, art the Christ, the Son of the Living God.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Then Simon Peter answering said, Thou art the Messiah, the Son of the living God.
Twentieth Century New Testament
And to this Simon Peter answered: "You are the Christ, the Son of the Living God."
Webster
And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.
Weymouth New Testament
"You," replied Simon Peter, "are the Christ, the Son of the ever-living God."
Williams New Testament
Simon Peter answered, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God."
World English Bible
Simon Peter answered, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God."
Worrell New Testament
And Simon Peter, answering, said, "Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God."
Worsley New Testament
And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ the Son of the living God.
Youngs Literal Translation
and Simon Peter answering said, 'Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.'
Themes
Christ » Heal persecution of » Testimony of the apostles
Christ » Confessing, example of » Peter
Church » Christian, divinely established
Confessing Christ » Seven remarkable confessions of faith in Christ » Peter
Divinity » Of Christ » Testimony of the apostles
Divinity » Acknowledged » By peter
Faith » Trial of » The disciples » By the question of jesus, as to who he was
Fall » The reed changed to a rock » Made two great confession of his faith in Christ
Inescapable question » Peter's opinion
Peter » Confesses jesus to be the messiah
Peter » Also called simon bar-jona and cephas
Peter » The reed changed to a rock » Made two great confession of his faith in Christ
Interlinear
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References
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Hastings
Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 16:16
Prayers for Matthew 16:16
Verse Info
Context Readings
Peter's Confession At Caesarea Philippi
15 He says to them, But ye, who do ye say that I am? 16 And Simon Peter answering said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. 17 And Jesus answering said to him, Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-jona, for flesh and blood has not revealed it to thee, but my Father who is in the heavens.
Cross References
Acts 14:15
and saying, Men, why do ye these things? We also are men of like passions with you, preaching to you to turn from these vanities to the living God, who made the heaven, and the earth, and the sea, and all things in them;
Psalm 42:2
My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God?
John 11:27
She says to him, Yea, Lord; I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, who should come into the world.
1 Thessalonians 1:9
for they themselves relate concerning us what entering in we had to you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve a living and true God,
Deuteronomy 5:26
For who is there of all flesh, that has heard the voice of the living God speaking from the midst of the fire, as we, and has lived?
Matthew 14:33
But those in the ship came and did homage to him, saying, Truly thou art God's Son.
Matthew 26:63
But Jesus was silent. And the high priest answering said to him, I adjure thee by the living God that thou tell us if thou art the Christ the Son of God.
1 John 5:5
Who is he that gets the victory over the world, but he that believes that Jesus is the Son of God?
Psalm 2:7
I will declare the decree: Jehovah hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; I this day have begotten thee.
Daniel 6:26
I make a decree, That in every dominion of my kingdom men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel; for he is the living God, and steadfast for ever, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed, and his dominion shall be even unto the end.
Matthew 4:3
And the tempter coming up to him said, If thou be Son of God, speak, that these stones may become loaves of bread.
Matthew 27:54
But the centurion, and they who were with him on guard over Jesus, seeing the earthquake and the things that took place, feared greatly, saying, Truly this man was Son of God.
Mark 14:61
But he was silent, and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him, and says to him, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?
John 1:49
Nathanael answered and said to him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God, thou art the King of Israel.
John 6:69
and we have believed and known that thou art the holy one of God.
John 20:31
but these are written that ye may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing ye might have life in his name.
Acts 8:36
And as they went along the way, they came upon a certain water, and the eunuch says, Behold water; what hinders my being baptised?
Acts 9:20
And straightway in the synagogues he preached Jesus that he is the Son of God.
Romans 1:4
marked out Son of God in power, according to the Spirit of holiness, by resurrection of the dead) Jesus Christ our Lord;
2 Corinthians 3:3
being manifested to be Christ's epistle ministered by us, written, not with ink, but the Spirit of the living God; not on stone tables, but on fleshy tables of the heart.
2 Corinthians 6:16
and what agreement of God's temple with idols? for ye are the living God's temple; according as God has said, I will dwell among them, and walk among them; and I will be their God, and they shall be to me a people.
1 Timothy 3:15
but if I delay, in order that thou mayest know how one ought to conduct oneself in God's house, which is the assembly of the living God, the pillar and base of the truth.
1 Timothy 4:10
for, for this we labour and suffer reproach, because we hope in a living God, who is preserver of all men, specially of those that believe.
Hebrews 1:2-5
at the end of these days has spoken to us in the person of the Son, whom he has established heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;
Hebrews 10:31
It is a fearful thing falling into the hands of the living God.
Hebrews 12:22
but ye have come to mount Zion; and to the city of the living God, heavenly Jerusalem; and to myriads of angels,
1 John 4:15
Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.
1 John 5:20
And we know that the Son of God has come, and has given us an understanding that we should know him that is true; and we are in him that is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.