Parallel Verses

Youngs Literal 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 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."

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.

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, 'And ye -- who do ye say me to be?' 16 and Simon Peter answering said, 'Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.' 17 And Jesus answering said to him, 'Happy art thou, Simon Bar-Jona, because flesh and blood did not reveal it to thee, but my Father who is in the heavens.


Cross References

Acts 14:15

and saying, 'Men, why these things do ye? and we are men like-affected with you, proclaiming good news to you, from these vanities to turn unto the living God, who made the heaven, and the earth, and the sea, and all the things in them;

Psalm 42:2

My soul thirsted for God, for the living God, When do I enter and see the face of God?

John 11:27

believest thou this?' she saith to him, 'Yes, sir, I have believed that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, who is coming to the world.'

1 Thessalonians 1:9

for they themselves concerning us do declare what entrance we had unto you, and how ye did turn unto God from the idols, to serve a living and true God,

Deuteronomy 5:26

For who of all flesh is he who hath heard the voice of the living God speaking out of the midst of the fire like us -- and doth live?

Matthew 14:33

and those in the boat having come, did bow to him, saying, 'Truly -- God's Son art thou.'

Matthew 26:63

and Jesus was silent. And the chief priest answering said to him, 'I adjure thee, by the living God, that thou mayest say to us, if thou art the Christ -- the Son of God.'

1 John 5:5

who is he who is overcoming the world, if not he who is believing that Jesus is the Son of God?

Psalm 2:7

I declare concerning a statute: Jehovah said unto me, 'My Son Thou art, I to-day have brought thee forth.

Daniel 6:26

From before me is made a decree, that in every dominion of my kingdom they are trembling and fearing before the God of Daniel, for He is the living God, and abiding to the ages, and His kingdom that which is not destroyed, and His dominion is unto the end.

Matthew 4:3

And the Tempter having come to him said, 'If Son thou art of God -- speak that these stones may become loaves.'

Matthew 27:54

And the centurion, and those with him watching Jesus, having seen the earthquake, and the things that were done, were exceedingly afraid, saying, 'Truly this was God's Son.'

Mark 14:61

and he was keeping silent, and did not answer anything. Again the chief priest was questioning him, and saith to him, 'Art thou the Christ -- the Son of the Blessed?'

John 1:49

Nathanael answered and saith to him, 'Rabbi, thou art the Son of God, thou art the king of Israel.'

John 6:69

and we have believed, and we have known, that thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.'

John 20:31

and 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 were going on the way, they came upon a certain water, and the eunuch said, 'Lo, water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?'

Acts 9:20

and immediately in the synagogues he was preaching the Christ, that he is the Son of God.

Romans 1:4

who is marked out Son of God in power, according to the Spirit of sanctification, by the rising again from the dead,) Jesus Christ our Lord;

2 Corinthians 3:3

manifested that ye are a letter of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God, not in the tablets of stone, but in fleshy tablets of the heart,

2 Corinthians 6:16

and what agreement to the sanctuary of God with idols? for ye are a sanctuary of the living God, according as God said -- 'I will dwell in them, and will walk among them, and I will be their God, and they shall be My people,

1 Timothy 3:15

and if I delay, that thou mayest know how it behoveth thee to conduct thyself in the house of God, which is an assembly of the living God -- a pillar and foundation of the truth,

1 Timothy 4:10

for for this we both labour and are reproached, because we hope on the living God, who is Saviour of all men -- especially of those believing.

Hebrews 1:2-5

in these last days did speak to us in a Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, through whom also He did make the ages;

Hebrews 10:31

fearful is the falling into the hands of a living God.

Hebrews 12:22

But, ye came to Mount Zion, and to a city of the living God, to the heavenly Jerusalem, and to myriads of messengers,

1 John 4:15

whoever may confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God in him doth remain, and he in God;

1 John 5:20

and we have known that the Son of God is come, and hath given us a mind, that we may know Him who is true, and we are in Him who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ; this one is the true God and the life age-during!

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