You are The Christ, The Son of The God of THE living

Matthew 16:16 This mrning, it is my turn for the Mass. Peter's confession features in the Pope "Jesus of Nazareth". see below. For the Gospel, the lead was from Peter's words, "You are the Christ of the Son of  the living God".  We could have Noted the repeating the three Articles in the English, THE Christ, THE Son, THE living God, four articles in the Greek,  In fact, interest is much from Benedict's Two Milestones on Jesus’ Way: Peter's Confession and the Transfiguration PETER'S CONFESSION All three Synoptis Gospels present the Confession of Peter and Benedict has five shematic observations "But only Matthew follows Peter's confession withthe bestowal upon Peter of the power of the keys -". % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % Jesus of Nazareth – Benedict XVI   CHAPTER NINE Two Milestones on Jesus’ Way: Peter's Confession and the Transfiguration PETER'S CONFESSION All three Synoptic Gospels (Edit Print Layout) present Jesus' question to the disciples about who the people think he is and who they themselves consider him to be (Mk 8:27-30; Mt 16:13-20; Lk 9:18-21) as an important milestone on his way. In all three Gospels, Peter answers in the name of the Twelve with a confession that is markedly different from the opinion of the "people." In all three Gospels, Jesus then foretells his Passion and Resurrection, and continues this announcement of his own destiny with a teaching about the way of discipleship, the way to follow him, the Crucified. In all three Gospels, however, he also interprets this "following" on rhc way of the Cross from an essentially anthropological standpoint: It is the indispensable way for man to "lose his life:' without which it is impossible for him to find it (Mk 8:31-9:1; Mt 16:21-28; Lk 9:22-27). And finally, in all three Gospels there follows the account of the Transfiguration of Jesus, which once again interprets Peter's confession and takes it deeper, while at the same time connecting it with the mystery of Jesus' death and Resurrection (Mk 9:2-13; Mt 17:1-13; Lk 9:28-36). Only Matthew immediately follows Peter's confession with the bestowal upon Peter of the power of the keys--of the power to bind and loose-and this is connected with Jesus' promise to build his Church upon Peter as on a rock. Parallel passages concerning this commission and this promise are found in Luke 22:31f., in the context of the Last Supper and in John 21:15-19 after Jesus' Resurrection. It should be pointed out that John, too, places a similar confession on Peter's lips, which once again is presented as a decisive milestone on Jesus' way, giving the circle of the Twelve its full weight and profile for the first time an 6:68£). As we study Peter's confession in the Synoptics, we will also need to take this text into account, since, despite all the dif­ferences, it does reveal some basic elements in common with the Synoptic tradition. These somewhat schematic observations should have made it clear that Peter's confession can be properly understood only in the context of Jesus' prophecy of the Passion and his words about the way of discipleship. These three elements-Peter's words and Jesus' twofold answer-belong inseparably together. Equally indispensable for understanding Peter's confession is the attestation of Jesus in the Transfiguration scene by the Father himself and by the Law and the Prophets. In Mark's Gospel, the story of the Transfigura­tion is preceded by what seems to be a promise of the Parousia. On one hand, this promise is connected with what Jesus … Jesus of Nathareth, POPE BENEDICT XVI pp. 287- 288

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Mat 16:16 -

Peter is the spokesman now: “Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God” (Su ei ho Christos ho huios tou theou tou zōntos). It was a noble confession, but not a new claim by Jesus. Peter had made it before (Joh_6:69) when the multitude deserted Jesus in Capernaum. Since the early ministry (John 4) Jesus had avoided the word Messiah because of its political meaning to the people. But now Peter plainly calls Jesus the Anointed One, the Messiah, the Son of the God the living one (note the four Greek articles). This great confession of Peter means that he and the other disciples believe in Jesus as the Messiah and are still true to him in spite of the defection of the Galilean populace (John 6).

(GNT) Mat 16:16 ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ Σίμων Πέτρος εἶπεν, Σὺ εἶ ὁ Χριστὸς ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ θεοῦ τοῦ ζῶντος.

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Matthew 16:16 Greek Study Bible (Apostolic / Interlinear) ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ Σίμων Πέτρος εἶπεν· σὺ εἰ ὁ χριστὸς ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ θεοῦ τοῦζῶντος. KJV with Strong's  And Simon Peter answered and said Thou art the Christ the Son of the living God Greek Transliteration Strong's Morphology English ἀποκριθεὶς apokritheis 611 V-APP-NSM having answered δὲ de 1161 CONJ And Σίμων simōn 4613 N-NSM Simon Πέτρος petros 4074 N-NSM Peter εἶπεν eipen 2036 V-2AAI-3S said σὺ su 4771 P-2NS Thou εἰ ei 1488 V-PAI-2S art ὁ o 3588 T-NSM χριστὸς christos 5547 N-NSM Christ ὁ o 3588 T-NSM υἱὸς uios 5207 N-NSM Son τοῦ tou 3588 T-GSM of θεοῦ theou 2316 N-GSM God τοῦ tou 3588 T-GSM ζῶντος zōntos 2198 V-PAP-GSM living ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟΝ 16:16 Greek NT: Westcott/Hort with Diacritics ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ Σίμων Πέτρος εἶπεν· σὺ εἰ ὁ χριστὸς ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ θεοῦ τοῦ ζῶντος. ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟΝ 16:16 Greek NT: Greek Orthodox Church ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ Σίμων Πέτρος εἶπε· Σὺ εἶ ὁ Χριστὸς ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ τοῦ ζῶντος. ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟΝ 16:16 Greek NT: Tischendorf 8th Ed. with Diacritics ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ Σίμων Πέτρος εἶπεν· σὺ εἶ ὁ Χριστὸς ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ θεοῦ τοῦ ζῶντος. ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟΝ 16:16 Greek NT: Stephanus Textus Receptus (1550, with accents) ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ Σίμων Πέτρος εἶπεν Σὺ εἶ ὁ Χριστὸς ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ θεοῦ τοῦ ζῶντος ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟΝ 16:16 Greek NT: Byzantine/Majority Text (2000) αποκριθεις δε σιμων πετρος ειπεν συ ει ο χριστος ο υιος του θεου του ζωντος ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟΝ 16:16 Greek NT: Textus Receptus (1894) αποκριθεις δε σιμων πετρος ειπεν συ ει ο χριστος ο υιος του θεου του ζωντος Matthew 16:16 Hebrew Bible ויען שמעון פטרוס ויאמר אתה הוא המשיח בן אלהים חיים׃ Matthew 16:16 Aramaic NT: Peshitta ܥܢܐ ܫܡܥܘܢ ܟܐܦܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܐܢܬ ܗܘ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܒܪܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܚܝܐ ܀ Latin: Biblia Sacra Vulgata respondens Simon Petrus dixit tu es Christus Filius Dei vivi