Parallel Verses
Noyes New Testament
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.
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."
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 saith to them, But 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, son of Jonah; for flesh and blood did not reveal it to thee, but my Father who is in heaven.
Cross References
Acts 14:15
and saying, Men, why do ye these things? We also are men of like nature with you, bringing to you glad tidings, that ye may turn from these vanities to the living God, who made heaven and earth and sea, and all things that are therein;
John 11:27
She saith to him, Yea, Lord; I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, he who was to come into the world.
1 Thessalonians 1:9
For they themselves are reporting concerning us what kind of reception we had among you, and how ye turned to God from idols, to serve the living and true God,
Matthew 14:33
And they that were in the boat fell down before him, saying, Truly thou art the Son of God.
Matthew 26:63
But Jesus was silent. And the highpriest answering said to him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou art the Christ, the Son of God.
1 John 5:5
Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?
Matthew 4:3
And the tempter came and said to him, If thou art the Son of God, command that these stones become loaves of bread.
Matthew 27:54
And the centurion and they who with him were watching Jesus, when they saw the earthquake, and what was taking place, were exceedingly afraid, saying, Truly this was the Son of God.
Mark 14:61
But he was silent, and answered nothing. Again the highpriest asked him, and saith to him, Art thou the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?
John 1:49
Nathanael answered 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 have been written, that ye may believe that Jesus is the Christ the Son of God, and that believing ye may have life in his name.
Acts 8:36
And as they went along the road, they came to a certain water; and the eunuch saith, See, here is water; what is there to hinder my being baptized?
Acts 9:20
And immediately he preached Jesus in the synagogues, that he is the Son of God.
Romans 1:4
and shown with power to be the Son of God as to his spirit of holiness, by the resurrection of the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord;
2 Corinthians 3:3
since ye are manifestly shown to be a letter of Christ by means of our service, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not on tablets of stone, but on fleshly tablets 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 said: "I will dwell among them, and walk among them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people."
1 Timothy 3:15
but if I should tarry long, that thou mayst know how thou oughtest to conduct thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth.
1 Timothy 4:10
For to this end we both labor and suffer reproach, because we have placed our hope in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, especially of believers.
Hebrews 1:2-5
hath at the end of these days spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, by whom he also made the worlds,
Hebrews 10:31
It is a fearful thing to fall 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, the heavenly Jerusalem; and to myriads, the general assembly of angels;
1 John 4:15
Whoever acknowledgeth that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.
1 John 5:20
And we know that the Son of God hath come, and hath given us understanding, that we may know the True One; and we are in the True One, in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and everlasting life.