Mat 16:16-18 | ESV | STEP | Simon Peter replied , You are the Christ , the Son of the living God .

a John 11:27

bSee ch. 1:17

cSee ch. 14:33

d Deut. 5:26; Josh. 3:10; Ps. 42:2; Jer. 10:10; Dan. 6:20; Hos. 1:10; Acts 14:15; 2 Cor. 3:3; 1 Tim. 4:10

e[ch. 13:16]

f[John 1:42; 21:15-17]

g 1 Cor. 15:50; Gal. 1:16 (Gk.); Eph. 6:12; Heb. 2:14

h 1 Cor. 2:10; 12:3; [ch. 11:25; John 6:45]

i[ch. 10:2; John 1:42]

j Eph. 2:20; Rev. 21:14; [ch. 7:24]

l Job 38:17; Isa. 38:10

mSee ch. 11:23

Matthew 16:16-18

16 Simon Peter replied, ^a“You are ^bthe Christ, ^cthe Son of ^dthe living God.” 17 And Jesus answered him, ^e“Blessed are you, ^fSimon Bar-Jonah! For ^gflesh and blood has not revealed this to you, ^hbut my Father who is in heaven. 18 And I tell you, ⁱyou are Peter, and ^jon this rock ^{▼▼The Greek words for Peter and rock sound similar} I will build my church, and ^lthe gates of ^mhell ^{▼▼Greek the gates of Hades} shall not prevail against it.