Matthew 16:14
And they said, Some say John the Baptist; some, Elijah: and others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.
Revised Version 1895
In The King James Version
In Context
15He saith unto them, But who say ye that I am?
Cross References
Matthew 14:2and said unto his servants, This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead; and therefore do these powers work in him.
Mark 6:15But others said, It is Elijah. And others said, It is a prophet, even as one of the prophets.
Luke 9:8and by some, that Elijah had appeared; and by others, that one of the old prophets was risen again.
John 1:21And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elijah? And he saith, I am not. Art thou the prophet? And he answered, No.
John 7:40Some of the multitude therefore, when they heard these words, said, This is of a truth 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 →