World English Bible
Matthew 16:17
“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.”
Verse in context — Matthew 16
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He said to them, "But who do you say that I am?
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Simon Peter answered, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.
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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.
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I also tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my assembly, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.
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I will give to you the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will have been bound in heaven; and whatever you release on earth will have been released in heaven.
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