Matthew 16:14
They replied: Some say that thou art John the Immerser; others, Elijah; others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.
Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament
In The King James Version
In Context
15He said to them: But who say you that I am?
Cross References
Matthew 14:2and he said to his servants: This is John The Immerser; he has risen from the dead; and for this reason the powers of the spiritual world are active within him.
Mark 6:15Others said: He is Elijah. Others said: He is a prophet like one of the prophets.
Luke 9:8and by some, that Elijah had appeared; and by others, that a prophet of ancient times had risen again.
John 1:21And they asked him: What then? Are you Elijah? And he said: I am not. Are you the prophet? And he answered: No.
John 7:40Therefore, many of the multitude, when they had heard this word, said: This is, in truth, the prophet.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 16:14-21
Christ's Conference with His Disciples. 13 When Jesus came into the coasts of Cæsarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am? 14 And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets. 15 He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? 16 And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. 17 And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-jona: for flesh and blood… Read the whole commentary →