Matthew 16:16
Modern Translations
New International Version
Simon Peter answered, "You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God."

New Living Translation
Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.”

English Standard Version
Simon Peter replied, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”

Berean Study Bible
Simon Peter answered, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”

New American Standard Bible
Simon Peter answered, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”

NASB 1995
Simon Peter answered, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God."

NASB 1977
And Simon Peter answered and said, “Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.”

Amplified Bible
Simon Peter replied, “You are the Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed), the Son of the living God.”

Christian Standard Bible
Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Simon Peter answered, "You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God!"

Contemporary English Version
Simon Peter spoke up, "You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God."

Good News Translation
Simon Peter answered, "You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Simon Peter answered, "You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God!"

International Standard Version
Simon Peter answered, "You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God!"

NET Bible
Simon Peter answered, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God."
Classic Translations
King James Bible
And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.

New King James Version
Simon Peter answered and said, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”

King James 2000 Bible
And Simon Peter answered, You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.

New Heart English Bible
Simon Peter answered, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God."

World English Bible
Simon Peter answered, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God."

American King James Version
And Simon Peter answered and said, You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.

American Standard Version
And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.

A Faithful Version
Then Simon Peter answered and said, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God."

Darby Bible Translation
And Simon Peter answering said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.

English Revised Version
And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.

Webster's Bible Translation
And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Then Simon Peter answered, & said, Thou art that Christ, the Sonne of the liuing God.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Simon Peter aunswered and sayde: Thou art Christe, the sonne of the lyuyng God.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
The answered Symo Peter and saide: Thou art Christ ye sonne of ye lyuinge God.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
Simo Peter answered and sayde: Thou arte Christ ye sonne of the lyvinge God.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And Simon Peter answering said, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”

Berean Literal Bible
And Simon Peter answering said, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God."

Young's Literal Translation
and Simon Peter answering said, 'Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.'

Smith's Literal Translation
And Simon Peter having answered, said, Thou art Christ, the Son of the living God.

Literal Emphasis Translation
And answering, Simon Peter said, You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Simon Peter answered and said: Thou art Christ, the Son of the living God.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Simon Peter responded by saying, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Shimeon Kaypha answered, “You are The Messiah, The Son of THE LIVING GOD”.

Lamsa Bible
Simon Peter answered and said, You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
Simon Peter answered and said: Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.

Godbey New Testament
And Simon Peter responding said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.

Haweis New Testament
Then Simon Peter answering said, Thou art the Messiah, the Son of the living God.

Mace New Testament
Simon Peter made answer, thou art Christ the son of the living God.

Weymouth New Testament
"You," replied Simon Peter, "are the Christ, the Son of the ever-living God."

Worrell New Testament
And Simon Peter, answering, said, "Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God."

Worsley New Testament
And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ the Son of the living God.
















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