MATTHEW 16:17 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Bar–jona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.”
And Jesus answered him: blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven. The blessing on Peter's confession grounds it in divine revelation: flesh and blood (human reasoning, social observation, cultural transmission) has not produced this confession — it came from the Father in heaven. The revelation that produced the disciples' understanding in Matthew 11:25 (revealed to little children) has produced Peter's confession. The confession is as much gift as achievement.
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