Irenaeus Against Heresies Book III But he to whom the Father which is in heaven has revealed Him,[363] Tertullian Against Praxeas even as Peter did on another occasion: "Thou art the Son of God."[249] she no more made a mistake than Peter[305] Hippolytus Dogmatical and Historical Fragments By this Spirit Peter spake that blessed word, "Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God."[417] A Treatise of Novatian Concerning the Trinity Or when by Peter it is answered and said: Thou art the Son of the living God? "[206] Pseudo-Gregory Thaumaturgus Fourth Homily Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.[27] Archelaus Acts of the Disputation with the Heresiarch Manes The Apostle Peter, however, the most eminent of all the disciples, was able to acknowledge Him on that occasion, when all were putting forth the several opinions which they entertained respecting Him: for he said, "Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God; "[574] Clementine Homily XVII and when I heard one saying one thing of Him, and another another, it came into my heart to say (and I know not, therefore, how I said it), `Thou art the Son of the living God.'[48] Origen Commentary on Matthew Book XII The saying of Peter to the Saviour, "Thou art the Christ," when the Jews did not know that He was Christ, was indeed a great thing, but greater that he knew Him not only to be Christ, but also "the Son of the living God,"[59] And these things we have added because to the saying, "Thou art the Christ, the Son of God," was subjoined the word "living; "[63] "[65] they may speak through the Spirit of God saying concerning Him, "Lord Jesus," and to Him, "Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God."[77] dmit this-that though many, speaking the truth, say about God, "He has given to me a true knowledge of things that are," yet they will not say this with equal insight and apprehension of the things known, nor as knowing the same number of things? But it is not only in respect of the difference of knowing that those who know do not know alike, bat also according to that which is the source of the knowledge; so that according to this he who knows the Son by the revelation of the Father,[118] These contrary qualities, accordingly, were still in Peter truth and falsehood; and from truth he said, "Thou art the Christ, the son of the living God,"[249] Origen Commentary on Matthew Book XIII For John reclined on His breast through love, and we may conclude that before the Supper they had seen many tokens of special honour given by Jesus to John; but Peter on his confession was called blessed in their hearing, because of his saying, "Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God; "[96]