Matthew 16:14
They said, “Some say Yochanan the Immerser, some, Elijah, and others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”
World Messianic Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
15He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?”
Cross References
Matthew 14:2and said to his servants, “This is Yochanan the Immerser. He is risen from the dead. That is why these powers work in him.”
Mark 6:15But others said, “He is Elijah.” Others said, “He is a prophet, or like one of the prophets.”
Luke 9:8and by some that Elijah had appeared, and by others that one of the old prophets had risen again.
John 1:21They asked him, “What then? Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the prophet?” He answered, “No.”
John 7:40Many of the multitude therefore, when they heard these words, said, “This is truly 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 →