Matthew 16:14
And they said, “Some say John the Baptist, and others say Elijah, still others say Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”
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15Jesus said 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 risen from the dead, and that is why miracles are at work in him.”
Mark 6:15But others were saying, “Because it is Elijah.” Still others were saying, “Because he is a prophet, like one of the prophets.”
Luke 9:8by some, “For John has risen from the dead,” yet truly, by others, “For Elijah has appeared,” and by still others, “For one of the prophets from of old has risen again.”
John 1:21And they questioned him: “Then what are you? Are you Elijah?” And he said, “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?” And he answered, “No.”
John 7:40Therefore, some from that crowd, when they had heard these words of his, were saying, “This one truly is 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 →