Matthew 16:14
And they said, Some say, John the Baptist; some, Elijah; and others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.
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15He says to them, But who do you say that I am?
Cross References
Matthew 14:2And he said to his servants, This is John the Baptist; he has come back from the dead, and so these powers are working in him.
Mark 6:15But others said, It is Elijah. And others said, It is a prophet, even like one of the prophets.
Luke 9:8And by some, that Elijah had come; and by others, that one of the old prophets had come back to life.
John 1:21And they said to him, What then? Are you Elijah? And he said, I am not. Are you the prophet? And his answer was, I am not.
John 7:40When these words came to their ears, some of the people said, This is certainly 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 →