Matthew 16:14
“Some say John the Baptist, some say Elijah, and others say Jeremiah or one of the other prophets,” they replied.
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15“But what about you?” he asked them. “Who do you say I am?”
Cross References
Matthew 14:2and he told his servants, “He must be John the Baptist resurrected from the dead, and that's why he has such powers!”
Mark 6:15Others said, “It's Elijah.” Still others said, “He's a prophet, like one of the prophets of the past.”
Luke 9:8others that Elijah had appeared; still others that one of the ancient prophets had come back to life.
John 1:21“So then, who are you?” they asked. “Elijah?” “No, I'm not,” he answered. “Are you the Prophet?” “No,” he replied.
John 7:40When they heard these words, some of the people said, “This man is definitely 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 →