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The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 16:13-20

The climax of recognition of Christ ' s true nature declared in the great confession of Peter. ( Mark 8:27-30 ; Luke 9:18-21 .) read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 16:13-20

The true confession. "Who's who?" This is, generally speaking, a question of very little consequence. When the "Son of man" is concerned, it is of infinite moment. Everlasting issues turn upon the manner in which it is answered. From this important text we learn— I. THAT THE FAITH WHICH IS HUMAN IS UNCERTAIN . 1 . It may take colour from the distraction of guilt. 2 . It may be influenced by the spirit of the world. 3 . It may be distorted by the vanity of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 16:17

Jesus answered and said unto him. This weighty and momentous answer is given alone by St. Matthew. St. Mark, who wrote under the instruction of Peter, and for Roman Christians, mentions it not; the other two evangelists are equally silent, having evidently not understood the special importance attached to it. Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-jona. "Blessed," as in the sermon on the mount ( Mark 5:1-43 .), expressing a solemn benediction, not a mere encomium. Peter was highly favoured by a... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 16:13-20

See also Mark 8:27-29, and Luke 9:18-20.Cesarea Philippi - There were two cities in Judea called Caesarea. One was situated on the borders of the Mediterranean (See the notes at Acts 8:40), and the other was the one mentioned here. This city was greatly enlarged and ornamented by Philip the tetrarch, son of Herod, and called Caesarea in honor of the Roman emperor, Tiberius Caesar. To distinguish it from the other Caesarea the name of Philip was added to it, and it was called Caesarea Philippi,... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 16:17

Matthew 16:17. Jesus answered, Blessed [or happy, as μακαριος signifies] art thou, Simon Bar-jona, (or the son of Jonas,) namely, in being brought thus firmly to believe and confess this most important truth, on believing and confessing which the present and everlasting salvation of mankind depends. For flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee “Thou hast not learned it by human report, or the unassisted sagacity of thy own mind; but my Father in heaven has discovered it to... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Matthew 16:13-23

73. Peter’s confession of the Messiah (Matthew 16:13-23; Mark 8:27-33; Luke 9:18-22)Jesus and the apostles travelled up to Caesarea Philippi, in the far north of Palestine. While there, Jesus asked the apostles who they believed him to be. Peter, probably speaking for the group, replied that he was the promised Messiah, the Son of God (Matthew 16:13-16).Delighted at this insight, Jesus told the group (through words addressed to their spokesman Peter) that they would be the foundation on which... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Matthew 16:17

Blessed = Happy. See note on Matthew 5:3 . Simon Bar-jona = Simon, son of Jonah. The Lord uses his human name and parentage in contrast with the divine origin of the revelation made to him. Bar-jona. Aramaic. See App-94 .:28. Occurs only here. flesh and blood. Put by Figure of speech Synecdoche (of the Part), App-6 , for a mortal human being in contrast with God the Father in the heavens. See 1 Corinthians 15:50 . Galatians 1:1 , Galatians 1:16 . Ephesians 6:12 .Hebrews 2:14 . heaven =... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 16:17

And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-Jonah: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father who is in heaven.Jesus' confession and blessing of Peter in this place is best understood in the light of a promise Jesus previously made to the effect that he would confess those who confessed him (Matthew 10:32,33). Note the parallel: "Christ, Son of God" and "Peter, son of John" (that is the meaning of Bar-Jonah). Note also the attribution of divine... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Matthew 16:17-18

Matthew 16:17-18. Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-jona, &c.— Bar-jona is the Son of Jona. Some authors suppose, that John and Jona are one and the same. Flesh and blood is a Hebraism, signifying his own reason, or any natural power whatever. This knowledge had not been communicated to him, either by the sentence of the Sanhedrim, declaring Jesus to be the Messiah, or by the authority of any human testimony whatever, but merely by the teaching of God. See on John 6:45. "Blessed and happy art... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Matthew 16:17

17. And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou—Though it is not to be doubted that Peter, in this noble testimony to Christ, only expressed the conviction of all the Twelve, yet since he alone seems to have had clear enough apprehensions to put that conviction in proper and suitable words, and courage enough to speak them out, and readiness enough to do this at the right time—so he only, of all the Twelve, seems to have met the present want, and communicated to the saddened soul of... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 16:13-20

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 16:13-20

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 16:17

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 16:13-20

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 16:17

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Matthew 16:13-23

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Matthew 16:17

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 16:17

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Matthew 16:17-18

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Matthew 16:17

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