Matthew

Matthew 16:17

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.

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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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.