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Blessed art thou (μακαριος ε). A beatitude for Peter. Jesus accepts the confession as true. Thereby Jesus on this solemn occasion …
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes
And Jesus answered—Blessed are you, Simon Bar-jona is the same as Simon son of Jona. Bar is a Syriac word, signifying son
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
Ble ed art thou, Simon Bar-jona. Looking to the reality of our Lord’s human nature—its capacity for wonder ([Reference Ma…
Charles Spurgeon
CharlesSpurgeon
His old name is mentioned to bring out the distinction between what he was by nature and what grace had made him. Simon Bar-Jona, the fluttering so…
Church Fathers
ChurchFathers
Glossa Ordinaria: As soon as the Lord had taken His disciples away from the teaching of the Pharisees, He then suitably procee…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
Expositor'sBible Commentary
Jesus calls Peter “ble ed” . Jesus is the “Son of the living God” (v.16); Peter is the “son of Jonah.” Jesus’ Father has revealed to Peter the trut…
John Calvin
JohnCalvin
Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-Jona. As this is life eternal, to know the only true God, and him whom he hath sent, Jesus Christ ([R…
John Gill
JohnGill
And Jesus answered and said to him
Not waiting for any other declaration from them; but taking this to be the sense …
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
Peter, speaking for himself and his brothers, said that they were assured that our Lord was the promised Messiah, the Son of the living God. This s…
Thomas Aquinas
ThomasAquinas
Above, the Lord taught that the Gospel teaching ought to be kept pure from the leaven of the Jews; now here He teaches the exalted nature of His do…
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A.T. Robertson
A.T.Robertson