Parallel Verses
Daniel Mace New Testament
Simon Peter made answer, thou art 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."
Darby Translation
And Simon Peter answering said, Thou art the 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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Fausets
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 but what, said he, do you take me to be? 16 Simon Peter made answer, thou art Christ the son of the living God. 17 to whom Jesus reply'd, blessed art thou Simon, son of Jona: for 'tis not man that hath revealed this unto thee, but my father who is in heaven.
Cross References
Acts 14:15
cry'd out, "sirs, what are you going to do? we are but men as well as you, and we exhort you to renounce these vanities, and turn to the living God, who made the heaven, the earth and the sea, and all that they contain:
John 11:27
do you believe this? yes, Lord, said Martha, I believe that thou art the Messiah the son of God, who was to come into the world.
1 Thessalonians 1:9
how successful our arrival was among you, and how you renounc'd your idols to serve the living and true God,
Matthew 14:33
then they that were in the ship, came and worshipped him, saying, of a truth thou art the son of God.
Matthew 26:63
but Jesus made no reply. and the high priest said to him, I conjure thee by the living God, to tell us, are you the Christ the son of God?
1 John 5:5
Who is it that overcomes the world, but he that believes that Jesus is the son of God?
Matthew 4:3
whereupon the tempter came to him, and said, "If thou be the Son of God, command these stones to become bread."
Matthew 27:54
now the centurion, and they that were with him, to guard Jesus, having observ'd the earthquake, and all that had happened, were under great apprehensions, and said, certainly this was the son of God.
Mark 14:61
but Jesus remain'd silent, and gave no answer. then the high priest asked him again, and said to him, art thou the Christ, the son of the most High?
John 1:49
Nathanael answered, rabbi, thou art the son of God, thou art the king of Israel.
John 6:69
and we have believed and we have acknowledged that you are the Christ, the son of God.
John 20:31
but these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Messias, the son of God, and that believing ye might have life through his name.
Acts 8:36
as they pursued their journey, they came to a place of water: and the eunuch said, see, here is water; what should hinder my being baptized?
Acts 9:20
Immediately he maintained in the synagogues, that Jesus was the son of God.
Romans 1:4
but as to his holy spirit miraculously declared to be the son of God, by his resurrection from the dead:
2 Corinthians 3:3
which shows you to be the epistle of Christ, written by my ministration, not with ink, but with the spirit of the living God; not on tables of stone, but on living tables of the heart.
2 Corinthians 6:16
and what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God has said, "I will dwell with, and walk among them; I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
1 Timothy 3:15
you may know how to conduct yourself in the house of God, that is, in the church of the true God.
1 Timothy 4:10
for to that end we expose ourselves to trouble and reproach, because we hope in the living God, who is the saviour of all men, especially of believers.
Hebrews 1:2-5
whom he hath constituted heir of all things, by whom also be made the world.
Hebrews 10:31
it is a terrible thing to fall into the hands of the living God.
Hebrews 12:22
but you are come to mount Sion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable congress of angels, to the general assembly,
1 John 4:15
whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.
1 John 5:20
We know that the son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding to know him that is true: and we are with him that is true, by his son Jesus Christ. "he is the true God, who is the author of eternal life."