16:18 Peter, (h-11) 'A stone.' gates (i-23) Or 'gates of hades.' These words are rather in a remarkable manner without the article, giving the character of the power rather than a particular object before the mind.
Verse Matthew 16:18. _THOU ART PETER_] This was the same as if he had said, _I acknowledge thee for one of my disciples_-for this name was given him by our Lord when he first called him to the apostle...
See also Mark 8:27, and Luke 9:18. CESAREA PHILIPPI - There were two cities in Judea called Caesarea. One was situated on the borders of the Mediterranean (See the notes at Acts 8:40
4. THE GREAT ANNOUNCEMENTS OF THE REJECTED KING CONCERNING HIMSELF. CHAPTER 16 1. Pharisees and Sadducees Asking a Sign. (Matthew 16:1 .) 2. Instructions Concerning the Leaven. (Matthew 16:5 .) 3. P...
THE GREAT CONFESSION AND THE FIRST VIEW OF THE CROSS (Mark 8:27 *, Luke 9:18). Omitting the cure of the blind man (but _cf. Matthew 9:27_), Mt. passes to the significant episode of Cæ sarea Philippi....
Jesus answered him, "Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, because flesh and blood has not revealed this unto you, but my Father who is in Heaven. And I tell you, that you are Peter, and on this rock I...
BLIND TO THE SIGNS (Matthew 16:1-4)...
I SAY ALSO. I also say (as _well_ as the Father), looking back to. preceding Agent with Whom the Lord associates Himself. THOU ART PETER. See App-147. PETER. Greek. _petros._. stone (loose and movab...
_Thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church_ Cp. Isaiah 28:16, from which passage probably the expression is drawn. There is a play on the words "Peter" and "rock" which is lost in the...
The great Confession of St Peter, and the Promise given to him Mark 8:27-30: The question is put "while they were on the way," the words "the Son of the living God" are omitted, as also the blessing...
ΣῪ ΕἾ ΠΈΤΡΟΣ Κ.Τ.Λ. The precise meaning of πέτρα in relation to Πέτρος has been keenly disputed. To suppose no connection between Πέτρος and πέτρα is opposed to candid criticism. On the other hand, to...
THE GREAT CONFESSION OF ST PETER, AND THE PROMISE GIVEN TO HIM Mark 8:27-30 : The question is put ‘while they were on the way,’ the words ‘the Son of the living God’ are omitted, as also the blessing...
Ver 13. When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea 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; s...
_I WILL BUILD MY CHURCH MATTHEW 16:13-18:_ Jesus promised to build His church. It is still true, "Unless the Lord builds the house, They labor in vain who build it..." (Psalms 127:1) Jesus was not Joh...
ΚΆΓΏ = ΚΑΙ ΈΓ "Я тоже" ΠΈΤΡΣΙ (G4073) _fem. dat. sing._ скала, камень, уступ. Используется Иосифом Флавием для описания массивных глыб обработанного камня, которые применялись для строительства башен...
DISCOURSE: 1374 PETER’S CONFESSION OF CHRIST REWARDED Matthew 16:15. He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. A...
BLESSED ART THOU, SIMON BAR-JONA, &C.— _Bar-jona_ is _the Son of Jona._ Some authors suppose, that _John_ and _Jona_ are one and the same. _Flesh and blood_ is a Hebraism, signifying his own reason, o...
Section 41 NEAR CAESAREA PHILIPPI JESUS TESTS HIS DISCIPLES (Parallels: Mark 8:27 to Mark 9:1; Luke 9:18-27) TEXT: 16:13-28 13 Now when Jesus came into the parts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his d...
And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. AND I SAY ALSO UNTO THEE, [ Kagoo (G2504) de (G1161) so...
6 Leaven stands for corrupt doctrine (12). Our Lord was concerned that the disciples should not be tainted by digesting the teaching of His enemies. But all that they were concerned about was the poss...
ST. PETER'S GREAT CONFESSION 1-4. A sign from heaven demanded (Mark 8:11 cp. Luke 11:16 : see on Matthew 12:38)....
ST. PETER'S CONFESSION (Mark 8:27; Luke 9:18). Jesus now undertook another distant excursion, partly to escape the hostility of the Pharisees (Matthew 16:4), but chiefly to hold private converse with...
THOU ART PETER] Gk. _Petros_ Aramaic, _Kephas._ Jesus had given Peter this name at their first interview (John 1:42). Peter had now realised his character, and Jesus solemnly confirmed the honourable...
MATTHEW’S GOOD NEWS MATTHEW’S *GOSPEL _HILDA BRIGHT_ CHAPTER 16 THE *JEWISH LEADERS ASK FOR A *MIRACLE 16:1-4 V1 Some *Pharisees and some *Sadducees came to Jesus. They wanted to test him. So th...
THOU ART PETER, AND UPON THIS ROCK... — It is not easy, in dealing with a text which for many centuries has been the subject-matter of endless controversies, to clear our minds of those “afterthoughts...
Chapter 13 The New Departure (Founding of the Church.) - Matthew 16:13; Matthew 17:1 THIS conversation at Caesarea Philippi is universally regarded as marking a new era in the life of Christ. His rej...
κἀγὼ : emphatic, something very important about to be said to Peter and about him. πέτρος, τέτρᾳ, a happy play of words. Both are appellatives to be translated “thou art a rock and on this rock,” the...
_Solemn address of Jesus to Peter_, peculiar to Mt., and of doubtful authenticity in the view of many modern critics, including Wendt (_Die Lehre Jesu_, i., p. 181), either an addendum by the evangeli...
_At Caesarea Philippi_ (Mark 8:27 to Mark 9:1; Luke 9:18-27). The crossing of the lake (Matthew 16:5) proved to be the prelude to a second long excursion northwards
“THE SON OF THE LIVING GOD” Matthew 16:13-20 The shadows of Calvary were beginning to gather and the Lord desired to prepare His friends for all that it stood for. His questions elicited Peter's mag...
What a very wonderful fact in the life and ministry of Jesus is His power of suppressing the marvelous powers He possessed. He never used them save in divine wisdom and love. How easily He could have...
(5) And I say also unto thee, That thou art (l) Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the (m) gates of hell shall not prevail against it. (5) That is true faith, which confesses Chris...
Greek: Kago. And I say to thee, and tell thee why I before declared, (John i. 42.) that thou shouldst be called Peter, for thou art constituted the rock upon which, as a foundation, I will build my Ch...
CHAPTER 36 THE CHURCH Matthew 16:18-19; Mark 8:30; Luke 9:21. Matthew “And I say unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build My Church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail aga...
"When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea 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, Elia...
Chapter 8, which opens the portion that comes before us tonight, is a striking illustration as well as proof of the method which God has been pleased to employ in giving us the apostle Matthew's accou...
_THE CHURCH_ ‘I will build My Church.’ Matthew 16:18 There is one part of our Lord’s work which to many is a dead letter. It is the provision He made for the continuance of His work among men. He d...
_‘UPON THIS ROCK’_ ‘And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build My church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.’ Matthew 16:18 This verse has playe...
18._And I say to thee. _By these words Christ declares how highly he is delighted with the confession of Peter, since he bestows upon it so large a reward. For, though he had already given to his disc...
Chapter 16 goes farther than the revelation of the simple grace of God. Jesus reveals what was about to be formed in the counsels of that grace, where He was owned, shewing the rejection of the proud...
AND I SAY ALSO UNTO THEE,.... Either besides what he had already said concerning his happiness; or, as the father had revealed something great and valuable, so likewise would he; or inasmuch as he had...
And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. Ver. 18. _Thou art Peter_] _i.e._ Thou art a living stone...
THOU ART PETER; in the Greek, PETROS, the same as Cephas-from the Aramaean, or Hebrew of our Lord's day-and meaning, rock. AND UPON THIS ROCK; in the Greek, PETRA, that is, rock. The less usual form,...
The confession:...
AND I SAY ALSO UNTO THEE, THAT THOU ART PETER, AND UPON THIS ROCK I WILL BUILD MY CHURCH; AND THE GATES OF HELL SHALL NOT PREVAIL AGAINST IT. Here was the time of decision, for a declaration of person...
The enmity against the true Messiah increases now to the point of Pharisee's and Sadducee's (usually hostile to each other) conspiring together to tempt Him, in an effort to trap Him in some way. Both...
13-20 Peter, for himself and his brethren, said that they were assured of our Lord's being the promised Messiah, the Son of the living God. This showed that they believed Jesus to be more than man. O...
OLBGrk; AND I SAY ALSO UNTO THEE, THAT THOU ART PETER: Christ gave him this name, 1 THESSALONIANS 1:42, when his brother Andrew first brought him to Christ. I did not give thee the name of Cephas, or...
Tertullian The Prescription Against Heretics which it was not permitted the people to understand? Was anything withheld from the knowledge of Peter, who is called "the rock on which the church should...
Matthew 16:18 And G1161 also G2504 say G3004 (G5719) you G4671 that G3754 you G4771 are G1488 ...
PETER OPENLY CONFESSES THAT JESUS IS THE MESSIAH (16:13-20). In Matthew 11:25 Jesus had spoken of the fact it was His Father who revealed things to ‘babes', including the truth about the Son Whom He a...
“And I also say to you, that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church (congregation/assembly), and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.” And He then declares that Peter is the...
Matthew 16:18. AND I ALSO SAY UNTO THEE. In answer to thy concession. The meaning of our Lord's words has been angrily discussed, and misapprehended by Romanists and Protestants alike. THOU ART PETER...
AND I ALSO SAY UNTO THEE (κ'αγω δε σο λεγω). "The emphasis is not on 'Thou art Peter' over against 'Thou art the Christ,' but on Καγω: 'The Father hath revealed to thee one truth, and I also tell yo...
PETER There is the Greek a play upon the words, "thou art Peter [Greek, "petros" -- literally 'a little rock]', and upon this rock [Greek, "Petra"] I will build my church." He does not promise to bui...
Matthew 16:18 The Unity of the Church. I. That all Christians are, in some sense or other, one, in our Lord's eyes, is plain, from various parts of the New Testament. It is to this one body, regarded...
CONTENTS: Jesus' rebuke of blind Pharisees. The symbol of leaven interpreted. Peter's confession of the deity of Jesus. Jesus foretells His death and resurrection. CHARACTERS: God, Jesus, Peter, Sata...
Matthew 16:1. _The pharisees also with the sadducees came,_ soliciting _a sign from heaven: Matthew 12:38_. This was the second time, and they received the appellation of hypocrites, as professing the...
YOU ARE A ROCK, PETER. Jesus gave the name Peter to this Simon, son of John (John 1:42). "Peter" means a single stone. AND ON THE ROCK FOUNDATION. Here Jesus uses a word that means a large mass of sol...
_That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build My Church._ THE TRUE CHRISTIAN CHURCH I. Let us dwell on Peter’s profession of faith. It is not a learned, complicated, or even detailed exposit...
MATTHEW—NOTE ON MATTHEW 16:18 YOU ARE PETER, AND ON THIS ROCK I WILL BUILD MY CHURCH. This is one of the most controversial and debated passages in all of Scripture. The key question concerns Peter’s...
PETER SAYS JESUS IS THE MESSIAH MATTHEW 16:13-20; MARK 8:27-30; LUKE 9:18-21; MATTHEW 16:13 When Jesus came into the coasts of Ca
1-28 CHAPTER 16 _And there came unto Him Pharisees_, &c. They had previously asked for a sign (Matthew 12:38). But here again they asked for one because of the miracle of the multiplication of the lo...
_CRITICAL NOTES_ Matthew 16:13. COASTS.—_Parts_ (R.V.). _I.e_. neighbourhood. There were various inhabited places in the locality (see Mark 8:27). CÆSAREA PHILIPPI.—Probably on the site of the Old Tes...
EXPOSITION MATTHEW 16:1 _The Pharisees and Sadducees desire a sign. _(Mark 8:11.) MATTHEW 16:1 THE PHARISEES ALSO WITH the Saddueees;
The Pharisees also with the Sadducees came [And now they are seeking to trap Him], and they desire that he would show them a sign from heaven. And he answered and said unto them: When it is evening, y...
1 Corinthians 15:55; 1 Corinthians 3:10; 1 Corinthians 3:11; 1 Corinthians 3:9;...
Thou art Peter [ο υ ε ι π ε τ ρ ο ς]. Christ responds to Peter's emphatic thou with another, equally emphatic. Peter says, "Thou art the Christ." Christ replies, "Thou art Peter." Petrov (Peter) is us...
On this rock — Alluding to his name, which signifies a rock, namely, the faith which thou hast now professed; I will build my Church — But perhaps when our Lord uttered these words, he pointed to hims...
Is Peter the rock on which the church is built? PROBLEM: Roman Catholics use this passage to support their belief in the primacy of Peter, that is, that he is the rock on which the church is built. B...
Observe here, 1. As Peter confessed Christ, so Christ confesses him; Peter said, THOU ART CHRIST; Christ says, THOU ART PETER, alluding to his name, which signifies. ROCK; he having made good that tit...