Matthew 16:17

Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah! For this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by My Father in heaven.

Cross References (25)

  • John 6:45 (19)

    It is written in the Prophets: ‘And they will all be taught by God.’ Everyone who has heard the Father and learned from

  • Ephesians 1:17–18 (17)

    that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in your knowl

  • Matthew 11:25–27 (15)

    At that time Jesus declared, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from

  • 1 John 5:20 (13)

    And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know Him who is true; and we are

  • Galatians 1:16 (13)

    to reveal His Son in me so that I might preach Him among the Gentiles, I did not rush to consult with flesh and blood,

  • 1 Corinthians 15:50 (12)

    Now I declare to you, brothers, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit

  • Matthew 13:16–17 (10)

    But blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear.

  • Galatians 1:11–12 (9)

    For I want you to know, brothers, that the gospel I preached was not devised by man.

  • Luke 10:21–24 (9)

    At that time Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and declared, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because Yo

  • 1 Corinthians 2:9–12 (8)

    Rather, as it is written: “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no heart has imagined, what God has prepared for those who

  • John 17:6–8 (7)

    I have revealed Your name to those You have given Me out of the world. They were Yours; You gave them to Me, and they ha

  • Ephesians 3:5 (7)

    which was not made known to men in other generations as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to God’s holy apostles an

  • Isaiah 54:13 (7)

    Then all your sons will be taught by the LORD, and great will be their prosperity.

  • Colossians 1:26–27 (7)

    the mystery that was hidden for ages and generations but is now revealed to His saints.

  • Ephesians 2:8 (6)

    For it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not from yourselves; it is the gift of God,

  • John 1:42 (6)

    Andrew brought him to Jesus, who looked at him and said, “You are Simon son of John. You will be called Cephas” (which i

  • John 21:15–17 (6)

    When they had finished eating, Jesus asked Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love Me more than these?” “Yes, Lord,

  • 1 Peter 5:1 (6)

    As a fellow elder, a witness of Christ’s sufferings, and a partaker of the glory to be revealed, I appeal to the elders

  • 1 John 4:15 (6)

    If anyone confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.

  • Ephesians 6:12 (5)

    For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of

  • Hebrews 2:14 (5)

    Now since the children have flesh and blood, He too shared in their humanity, so that by His death He might destroy him

  • 1 Peter 1:3–5 (5)

    Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope

  • Matthew 5:3–11 (5)

    “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

  • Ephesians 3:18–19 (3)

    will have power, together with all the saints, to comprehend the length and width and height and depth

  • Luke 22:32 (3)

    But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith will not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers