Matthew 16:14
And they said: Some say that thou art John the Baptizer; but others, Elijah; and others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
In Context
15He said to them: But, who do ye yourselves say that I am?
Cross References
Matthew 14:2and he said to his servants: This is John the Baptizer: he is risen from the grave: therefore works of power are wrought by him.
Mark 6:15Others said: He is Elijah: and others: He is a prophet, like one of the prophets.
Luke 9:8But others said, that Elijah hath appeared; and others, that a prophet from among the ancient prophets hath arisen.
John 1:21And they asked him again: Who then? Art thou Elijah? And he said: I am not. Art thou a prophet? And he said, No.
John 7:40And many of the multitude who heard his discourses, said: Certainly, he is a 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 →