Matthew 16:14

And they said, Some, John the Baptist; and some, Elijah; and others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.

1902 William Baxter Godbey NT

In The King James Version

And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets.

In Context

13And Jesus having come into the regions of Caesarea Philippi, asked His disciples, saying, Whom do the people say that I, the Son of man, am?

15And He says to them, But whom do you say that I am?

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Cross References

Matthew 14:2and he said to his servants, This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead; and therefore miracles are wrought in him.

Mark 6:15And others continued to say, That He is Elijah; and others continued to say that He is a prophet, indeed one of the prophets.

Luke 9:8and by some that Elijah has appeared; and by others that one of the old prophets is arisen.

John 1:21They asked him, What then? Art thou Elijah? And he says, I am not. Art thou that prophet?

John 7:40Then those hearing these words from the multitude, were saying, 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 →

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