Matthew
Matthew 16:15–17
15“But what about you?” Jesus asked. “Who do you say I am?”
16Simon Peter answered, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
17Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah!b For this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by My Father in heaven.
Footnotes
- b 16:17 Greek Simon Bar-Jonah
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Matthew 16:15
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| you | Ὑμεῖς | Hymeis | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| asked | Λέγει | Legei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G3004 I say, speak |
| Who | τίνα | tina | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G5101 who, which, what |
| do you say | λέγετε | legete | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G3004 I say, speak |
| I | με | me | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| am | εἶναι | einai | Verb - Present Infinitive Active | G1510 I am, exist |
Matthew 16:16
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simon | Σίμων | Simōn | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G4613 Simon |
| Peter | Πέτρος | Petros | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G4074 Peter |
| answered | Ἀποκριθεὶς | Apokritheis | Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular | G611 I answer, reply |
| You | Σὺ | Sy | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Singular | G4771 you |
| are | εἶ | ei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| the | ὁ | ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| Christ | Χριστὸς | Christos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G5547 anointed, the Messiah, the Christ |
| the | ὁ | ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| Son | Υἱὸς | Huios | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G5207 a son, descendent |
| of | τοῦ | tou | Article - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| the | τοῦ | tou | Article - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| living | ζῶντος | zōntos | Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2198 I live |
| God | Θεοῦ | Theou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
Matthew 16:17
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesus | Ἰησοῦς | Iēsous | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2424 Jesus |
| replied | Ἀποκριθεὶς | Apokritheis | Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular | G611 I answer, reply |
| Blessed | Μακάριος | Makarios | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3107 happy, blessed |
| are you | εἶ | ei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| Simon | Σίμων | Simōn | Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular | G4613 Simon |
| son of Jonah | Βαριωνᾶ | Bariōna | Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular | G920 Bar-Jonas |
| For | ὅτι | hoti | Conjunction | G3754 that, since, because |
| was not revealed | ἀπεκάλυψέν | apekalypsen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G601 I uncover, bring to light, reveal |
| to you | σοι | soi | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Singular | G4771 you |
| flesh | σὰρξ | sarx | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G4561 flesh, body |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| blood | αἷμα | haima | Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular | G129 blood |
| but | ἀλλ’ | all’ | Conjunction | G235 but, except |
| My | μου | mou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| Father | Πατήρ | Patēr | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3962 father, Father, ancestor |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| heaven | οὐρανοῖς | ouranois | Noun - Dative Masculine Plural | G3772 the sky, the heaven |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Matthew 16:15 Luke 9:20 · Mark 8:29 · Matthew 13:11
Matthew 16:16 John 11:27 · Matthew 14:33 · 1 John 4:15 · Matthew 27:54 · 1 Timothy 4:10 · Acts 9:20 · 1 Thessalonians 1:9 · Matthew 26:63 · 1 John 5:5 · Romans 1:4 · Hebrews 10:31 · Mark 14:61
Matthew 16:17 John 6:45 · Ephesians 1:17–18 · Matthew 11:25–27 · Galatians 1:16 · 1 John 5:20 · 1 Corinthians 15:50 · Matthew 13:16–17 · Galatians 1:11–12 · Luke 10:21–24 · 1 Corinthians 2:9–12 · Colossians 1:26–27 · Ephesians 3:5
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.