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To: count-your-change; metmom; RnMomof7; wmfights; Dr. Eckleburg
Matthew 16, Christ is admonishing the disciples for their misunderstanding and lack of faith. Granted there are no paragraphs in the bible but the whole address is to all the disciples, not just Peter.

When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am? 14And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets.

15He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? 16And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. 17And 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. 18And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. 19And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. 20Then charged he his disciples that they should tell no man that he was Jesus the Christ.

2,046 posted on 05/05/2010 11:33:29 AM PDT by 1000 silverlings (everything that deceives, also enchants: Plato)
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To: 1000 silverlings
Maybe the ‘thees’ and ‘thous’ are the problem.

From the Online Dictionary:

“thou 1 (ou)
pron.
Used to indicate the one being addressed, especially in a literary, liturgical, or devotional context.


[Middle English, from Old English th, second person nominative sing. personal pron.; see tu- in Indo-European roots.]”

Note the “singular, nominative” part. Thou in the quote is Peter.

2,054 posted on 05/05/2010 11:48:37 AM PDT by count-your-change (You don't have be brilliant, not being stupid is enough.)
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