• Matthew 16:17
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures

    • 17 ἀποκριθεὶς Having answered δὲ but ὁ the Ἰησοῦς Jesus εἶπεν said αὐτῷ to him Μακάριος Happy εἶ, are you, Σίμων Simon Βαριωνᾶ, Bar-jonah, ὅτι because σὰρξ flesh καὶ and αἷμα blood οὐκ not ἀπεκάλυψέν revealed σοι to you ἀλλ’ but ὁ the πατήρ Father μου of me ὁ the (one) ἐν in τοῖς the οὐρανοῖς· heavens;

  • Matthew 16:17
    King James Version

    • 17 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.

  • Matthew Study Notes—Chapter 16
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)

    • 16:17

      son of Jonah: Or “Bar-jonah.” Many Hebrew names included the Hebrew word ben or the Aramaic word bar, both meaning “son,” followed by the name of the father as a surname. The use of the Aramaic loanword bar in several proper names, such as Bartholomew, Bartimaeus, Barnabas, and Bar-Jesus, is evidence of the influence of Aramaic on the Hebrew spoken in Jesus’ day.

      flesh and blood: Or “a human,” a common Jewish expression. In this context, it evidently refers to fleshly or human thinking.​—Ga 1:16, ftn.