Matthew 16:14
And they said, Some, John the baptist; and others, Elias; and others again, Jeremias or one of the prophets.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
15He says to them, But *ye*, who do ye say that I am?
Cross References
Matthew 14:2and said to his servants, This is John the baptist: *he* is risen from the dead, and because of this these works of power display their force in him.
Mark 6:15And others said, It is Elias; and others said, It is a prophet, as one of the prophets.
Luke 9:8and by some that Elias had appeared, and by others that one of the old prophets had risen again.
John 1:21And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he says, I am not. Art thou the prophet? And he answered, No.
John 7:40[Some] out of the crowd therefore, having heard this word, 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 →