Matthew 16:16
Simon Cephas answered and said: Thou art the Messiah, the Son of the living God.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.
In Context
15He said to them: But, who do ye yourselves say that I am?
Cross References
Matthew 14:33And they that were in the ship, came and worshipped him, and said: Truly thou art the Son of God!
Matthew 27:54And the centurion, and they that were with him guarding Jesus, when they saw the earthquake and the things that occurred, feared greatly, and said: Verily, this was the Son of God.
John 1:49Nathaniel answered, and said to him: Rabbi; thou art the Son of God; thou art the King of Israel.
John 11:27She said to him: Yes, my Lord; I believe, that thou art the Messiah, the Son of God, that cometh into the world.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 16:14-21
Christ's Conference with His Disciples. 13 When Jesus came into the coasts of Cæsarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am? 14 And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets. 15 He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? 16 And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. 17 And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-jona: for flesh and blood… Read the whole commentary →