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And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed [it] unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.

And {G2532} Jesus {G2424} answered {G611} and said {G2036} unto him {G846}, Blessed {G3107} art thou {G1488}, Simon {G4613} Barjona {G920}: for {G3754} flesh {G4561} and {G2532} blood {G129} hath {G601} not {G3756} revealed {G601} it unto thee {G4671}, but {G235} my {G3450} Father {G3962} which {G3588} is in {G1722} heaven {G3772}.

"Shim`on Bar-Yochanan," Yeshua said to him, "how blessed you are! For no human being revealed this to you, no, it was my Father in heaven.

Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah! For this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by My Father in heaven.

And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-Jonah: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father who is in heaven.

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Cross-References

  • John 6:45 (17 votes)

    It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me.

  • Ephesians 1:17 (16 votes)

    That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:

  • Ephesians 1:18 (16 votes)

    The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,

  • Matthew 11:25 (14 votes)

    ¶ At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes.

  • Matthew 11:27 (14 votes)

    All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and [he] to whomsoever the Son will reveal [him].

  • 1 John 5:20 (12 votes)

    And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, [even] in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.

  • Galatians 1:16 (12 votes)

    To reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the heathen; immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood: