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Podcast: BIBLE IN TEN
Episode: Matthew 16:16
Description: Monday, 2 February 2026
Simon Peter answered and said, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” Matthew 16:16
“And answering, Simon Peter, he said, ‘You, You are the Christ, the Son of God, the living’” (CG).
In the previous verse, Jesus, in a question bearing emphasis, asked the disciples who they say He is. A response is given in a similar emphatic form. Matthew begins this statement with, “And answering, Simon Peter, he said.”
Simon Peter is generally the one to step forward and speak for the others. He w...