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Matthew 16:17
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17 Then Jesus said to him in reply, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah. For flesh and blood[a] has not revealed this to you but my heavenly Father.

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  1. Matthew 16:17 Flesh and blood: a Scriptural expression that designates human beings in their weak and fragile condition. Has not revealed this to you but my heavenly Father: the source of Peter’s confession of Christ’s divinity is the heavenly Father.
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Matthew 16:17
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17 Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood,(A) but by my Father in heaven.(B)

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