Parallel Verses
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Simon Peter answered, and said, "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."
Daniel Mace New Testament
Simon Peter made answer, thou art 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.
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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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 said unto them, "But whom say ye that I am?" 16 Simon Peter answered, and said, "Thou art Christ, the son of the living God." 17 And Jesus answered, and said to him, "Happy art thou, Simon the son of Jonas, for flesh and blood hath not opened unto thee that, but my father which is in heaven.
Cross References
Acts 14:15
and saying, "Sirs, why do ye this? We are mortal men like unto you, and preach unto you that ye should turn from these vanities unto the living God, which made heaven and earth and the sea and all that in them is,
Psalm 42:2
My soul is athirst for God, yea even for the living God; when shall I come to appear before the presence of God?
John 11:27
She said unto him, "Yea Lord: I believe that thou art Christ, the son of God, which should come into the world."
1 Thessalonians 1:9
for they themselves show of you what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from images for to serve the living and true God,
Deuteronomy 5:26
For what is any flesh that he should hear the voice of the living God speaking out of the fire as we have done and should yet live:
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 held his peace. And the chief priest answered, and said to him, "I charge thee in the name of the living God, that thou tell us whether thou be Christ the son of God."
1 John 5:5
Who is it that overcometh the world: but he which believeth that Jesus is the son of God?
Psalm 2:7
As for me, I will preach the law, whereof the LORD hath said unto me, "Thou art my son, this day have I begotten thee.
Daniel 6:26
My commandment is, in all my dominion and kingdom, that men fear and stand in awe of Daniel's God. For he is the living God, which abideth ever: his kingdom shall not fail and his power is everlasting.
Matthew 4:3
Then came to him the tempter, and said, "If thou be the son of God, command that these stones be made bread."
Matthew 27:54
When the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake and those things which happened, they feared greatly, saying, "Of a surety this was the son of God."
Mark 14:61
And he held his peace, and answered nothing. Again the highest priest asked him, and said unto him, "Art thou the Christ, the son of the blessed?"
John 1:49
Nathanael answered and said unto 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 Christ, the son of the living God."
John 20:31
These are written that ye might believe that Jesus is Christ the son of God. And that ye in believing ye might have life through his name.
Acts 8:36
And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water, and the chamberlain said, "See: here is water, what shall let me to be baptised?"
Acts 9:20
And straightway he preached Christ in the Synagogues how that he was the son of God.
Romans 1:4
and declared to be the son of God with power of the holy ghost, that sanctifieth, since the time that Jesus Christ our Lord rose again from death:
2 Corinthians 3:3
in that ye are known, how that ye are the epistle of Christ, ministered by us and written not with ink, but with the spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but in fleshly tables of the heart.
2 Corinthians 6:16
How agreeth the temple of God with images? And ye are the temple of the living God, as said God, "I will dwell among them, and walk among them, and will be their God: and they shall be my people."
1 Timothy 3:15
But and if I tarry long, that then thou mayst yet have knowledge how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the congregation of the living God, the pillar and ground of truth.
1 Timothy 4:10
For therefore we labour and suffer rebuke, because we believe in the living God, which is the saviour of all men: but specially of those that believe.
Hebrews 1:2-5
but in these last days he hath spoken unto us by his son, whom he hath made heir of all things: by whom also he made the world.
Hebrews 10:31
It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.
Hebrews 12:22
But ye are come unto the mount Zion, and to the city of the living God, the celestial Jerusalem: and to an innumerable sight of angels,
1 John 4:15
Whosoever confesseth that Jesus is the son of God, in him dwelleth God, and he in God.
1 John 5:20
We know that the son of God is come, and hath given us understanding, to know him that is true: and we be in the truth through his son Jesus Christ. He is very God, and eternal life.