We have believed (ημεις πεπιστευκαμεν). Perfect active indicative of πιστευω, "We have come to believe and still believe" (verse 2…

We are sure. See a similar confession of Peter in Matthew 16:16, and see also the notes on Matthew 16:16.

Peter says we ar…

And we believe and are sure.—Better, We have believed and are sure. (Compare to John 1:41-42.) Go away? The faith that first burn…

Answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. And we believe and are sure that you are that Christ, the Son of t…

St. Augustine of Hippo: Such was our Lord’s discourse. The people did not realize that it had a deep meaning or that it was acco…

The emphatic use of the first personal plural pronoun implies a contrast between the Twelve and those who had deserted Jesus: “We believe” (italics…

And we have believed and known. The verbs are in the past tense but can be changed to the present tense—we believe and know—thoug…

And we believe and are sure
Or know of a certainty: they believed upon the first call of them by Christ, and their f…

When we allow ourselves to entertain critical thoughts about the words and works of Jesus, we enter into temptation, which, if the Lord in mercy do…