Matthew 16:14
So they said, “Some say John the Baptizer, others Elijah, and still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”
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In Context
15He says to them, “But you, who do you say that I am?”
Cross References
Matthew 14:2and said to his servants, “This is John the Baptizer; he has been raised from the dead, and therefore the powers are at work in him.”
Mark 6:15Others said, “He is Elijah.” Still others said, “He is a prophet like one of the prophets.”
Luke 9:8and by some that Elijah had appeared, and by others that one of the ancient prophets had arisen.
John 1:21So they asked him, “What then, are you Elijah?” And he says, “I am not.” “Are you ‘the Prophet’?” “No,” he answered.
John 7:40So upon hearing this word many from the crowd began to say, “This One really 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 →