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Matthew 16:16-17
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Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.”
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Jesus replied, “You are blessed, Simon son of John, because my Father in heaven has revealed this to you. You did not learn this from any human being.
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[a].
Or the Christ. Messiah (a Hebrew term) and Christ (a Greek term) both mean “anointed one.”
[b].
Greek Simon bar-Jonah; see John 1:42 ; 21:15-17 .
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