Matthew 16:17 — King James Version← Study notes
“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.”
Matthew 16:17 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Matthew 16:1725 words
ἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisanswer
δὲdeand / but
ὁhothe
ἸησοῦςIēsousJesus
εἶπενeipensay
αὐτῷautōhe / she / it / same
ΜακάριοςMakariosblessed, happy(X -ier)
εἶeiam, have been, is I
ΣίμωνSimōnSimon
ΒαριωνᾶBariōna
ὅτιhotithat / because
σὰρξsarxflesh
καὶkaiand / also
αἷμαhaimablood
οὐκouknot
ἀπεκάλυψένapekalypsenreveal
σοιsoiyou
ἀλλ’all’and, but (even), howbeit
ὁhothe
πατήρpatērfather, parent
μουmouI
ὁhothe
ἐνenabout, after, against
τοῖςtoisthe
οὐρανοῖςouranoisair, heaven(-ly), sky
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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