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NASB | Matthew 16:17 And Jesus said to him, "Blessed are you, Simon Barjona, because flesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but My Father who is in heaven. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 16:17 Then Jesus answered him, "Blessed [happy, spiritually secure, favored by God] are you, Simon son of Jonah, because flesh and blood (mortal man) did not reveal this to you, but My Father who is in heaven. |
Bible Question (short): They immediately dropped their nets! WOW |
Question (full): I don't get it! How could Peter and the other apostles recognize Jesus as the Messiah yet the religious leaders and the other Jews did'nt? I know they all read the same prophecies found in the old testament, so how come the Pharisees could'nt understand? Was Peter more spiritual than everybody else? |
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