Matthew 16:14
They said, “Some say John the Baptist; some, Elijah; and others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.”
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15He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?”
Cross References
Matthew 14:2He said to his servants, “This is John the Baptist; he has risen from the dead. Therefore these powers are at work in him.”
Mark 6:15Some others said, “He is Elijah.” Still others said, “He is a prophet, like one of the prophets in ancient times.”
Luke 9:8and others said that Elijah had appeared, and still others that one of the prophets of long ago had risen.
John 1:21So they asked him, “What are you then? Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” They said, “Are you the prophet?” He answered, “No.”
John 7:40Some of the crowd, when they heard these words, said, “This is indeed 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 →