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 the Christ, the Son of the living God.”

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.'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And
δέ 
De 
but, and, now, then, also, yet, yea, so, moreover, nevertheless, for, even, , not tr
Usage: 2184

Σίμων 
Simon 
Usage: 65

Πέτρος 
Petros 
Usage: 160

ἀποκρίνομαι 
Apokrinomai 
Usage: 231

and said
ἔπω 
Epo 
say, speak, tell, command, bid, , vr say
Usage: 824

Thou
σύ 
Su 
thou
Usage: 132

art
εἶ 
Ei 
thou art, be
Usage: 75

the Christ
Χριστός 
christos 
Usage: 557

the Son
υἱός 
Huios 
Usage: 213

of the
θεός 
theos 
Usage: 1151

ζάω 
Zao 
live, be alive, alive, quick, lively, not tr, , vr live
Usage: 115

Devotionals

Devotionals about Matthew 16:16

Images Matthew 16:16

Prayers for Matthew 16:16

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.

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