Verse 17
Blessed = Happy. See note on Matthew 5:3 .
Simon Bar-jona = Simon, son of Jonah. The Lord uses his human name and parentage in contrast with the divine origin of the revelation made to him.
Bar-jona. Aramaic. See App-94 .:28. Occurs only here.
flesh and blood. Put by Figure of speech Synecdoche (of the Part), App-6 , for a mortal human being in contrast with God the Father in the heavens. See 1 Corinthians 15:50 . Galatians 1:1 , Galatians 1:16 . Ephesians 6:12 .Hebrews 2:14 .
heaven = the heavens (plural) See note on Matthew 6:9 , Matthew 6:10 .
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