Matthew 16:17

Which verses does Matthew 16:17 point to?

The 20 strongest of 25, ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

1. John 6:4519 votes

   It is written in the Prophets: ‘And they will all be taught by God.’ Everyone who has heard the Father and learned from Him comes to Me—

2. Ephesians 1:17–1818 votes

   that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in your knowledge of Him. I ask that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you may know the hope of His calling, the riches of His glorious inheritance in the saints,

3. Matthew 11:25–2715 votes

   At that time Jesus declared, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for this was well-pleasing in Your sight. …

4. Galatians 1:1614 votes

   to reveal His Son in me so that I might preach Him among the Gentiles, I did not rush to consult with flesh and blood,

5. 1 John 5:2013 votes

   And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true—in His Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.

6. 1 Corinthians 15:5012 votes

   Now I declare to you, brothers, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable.

7. Matthew 13:16–1710 votes

   But blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear. For truly I tell you, many prophets and righteous men longed to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.

8. Luke 10:21–249 votes

   At that time Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and declared, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for this was well-pleasing in Your sight. All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and no one knows who the Father is except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him.” …

9. Galatians 1:11–129 votes

   For I want you to know, brothers, that the gospel I preached was not devised by man. I did not receive it from any man, nor was I taught it; rather, I received it by revelation from Jesus Christ.

10. 1 Corinthians 2:9–128 votes

    Rather, as it is written: “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no heart has imagined, what God has prepared for those who love Him.” But God has revealed it to us by the Spirit. The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God. …

11. Isaiah 54:137 votes
12. John 17:6–87 votes
13. Ephesians 3:57 votes
14. Colossians 1:26–277 votes
15. John 1:426 votes

    Andrew brought him to Jesus, who looked at him and said, “You are Simon son of John. You will be called Cephas” (which is translated as Peter).

16. John 21:15–176 votes
17. Ephesians 2:86 votes
18. 1 Peter 5:16 votes
19. 1 John 4:156 votes

    If anyone confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.

20. Matthew 5:3–115 votes

Which verses point to Matthew 16:17?

The 10 strongest of 51.

• Ephesians 6:12 27
• Psalm 1:1 22
• John 6:44 22
• Ephesians 2:8 22
• Isaiah 53:1 19
• Matthew 11:25 19
• Luke 9:20 17
• Psalm 119:18 15
• John 3:3 15
• 1 Corinthians 2:10 15