Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges - Matthew 16:16

Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges - Matthew 16:16 - 16:16

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Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges - Matthew 16:16 - 16:16

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16. σὺ εἶ ὁ Χριστὸς ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ θεοῦ τοῦ ζῶντος. This confession not only sees in Jesus the promised Messiah, but in the Messiah recognises the divine nature. It was this claim that brought upon Jesus the hostility of the Jews. Trypho the Jew in his dialogue with Justin Martyr declares that his nation expected a human Messiah: such a claim made by Jesus might even have been admitted: it is the claim to divinity not to Messiahship that rouses the popular fury (Joh 8:58-59) and decides the judgment of the Sanhedrin (Mat 26:64-65).