Mark 8:28

So they answered, “John the Baptist; others Elijah; still others one of the prophets.”

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In The King James Version

And they answered, John the Baptist: but some say, Elias; and others, One of the prophets.

In Context

27Then Jesus and His disciples set out for the towns of Caesarea Philippi; and on the way He questioned His disciples, saying to them, “Who are people saying that I am?”

29He said to them, “And who do you say that I am?” So Peter answered and said to Him, “You are the Christ!”

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Cross References

Matthew 16:14So they said, “Some say John the Baptizer, others Elijah, and still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”

Mark 9:11And they asked Him, saying, “Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”

John 1:21So they asked him, “What then, are you Elijah?” And he says, “I am not.” “Are you ‘the Prophet’?” “No,” he answered.

Matthew Henry on Mark 8:28-38

Peter's Enlightened Testimony; Peter Rebuked. 27 And Jesus went out, and his disciples, into the towns of Cæsarea Philippi: and by the way he asked his disciples, saying unto them, Whom do men say that I am? 28 And they answered, John the Baptist: but some say, Elias; and others, One of the prophets. 29 And he saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Peter answereth and saith unto him, Thou art the Christ. 30 And he charged them that they should tell no man of him. 31 And he began to teach them, that the… Read the whole commentary →

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