Matthew 16:14 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

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

Matthew 16:14 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See also Mark 8:27-29 , and Luke 9:18-20 . Cesarea Philippi - There were two cities in Judea called Caesarea. One was situated on the borders of the Mediterranean (See the notes at Acts 8:40...
Matthew 16:14 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And they said, Some [say that thou art] (i) John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets. (i) As Herod thought.
Matthew 16:14 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Great Confession and the First View of the Cross ( Mark 8:27-38 *, Luke 9:18-27 ). Omitting the cure of the blind man (but cf. Matthew 9:27-33 ), Mt. passes to the significant episode of C...
Matthew 16:14 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

John. Risen from the dead. some . others. Greek. allos. App-124. Elias . Elijah. others . different ones. Greek. heteros.
Matthew 16:14 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

14. Some [say,] John the Baptist. This inquiry does not relate to the open enemies of Christ, nor to ungodly scoffers, but to the sounder and better part of the people, who might be called t...
Matthew 16:14 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets.
Matthew 16:14 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

And they said, Some, &c.— Perhaps those who held Christ to be Elias, did not think him the Messiah, but only his forerunner; this being the received opinion of the whole nation, that Elias was...
Matthew 16:14 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets. And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist - risen from the dead...
Matthew 16:14 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

St. Peter's great Confession 1-4. A sign from heaven demanded ( Mark 8:11 cp. Luke 11:16 : see on Matthew 12:38 ).
Matthew 16:14 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist. — The passage is of the greatest possible interest as one of the very few that indicate the impressions shaped into beliefs that were floatin...
Matthew 16:14 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 13 The New Departure (Founding of the Church.) - Matthew 16:13-28 ; Matthew 17:1-21 THIS conversation at Caesarea Philippi is universally regarded as marking a new era in the life of Chr...
Matthew 16:14 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

“The Son of the Living God” Matthew 16:13-20 The shadows of Calvary were beginning to gather and the Lord desired to prepare His friends for all that it stood for. His questions elicited Peter'...
Matthew 16:14 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

What a very wonderful fact in the life and ministry of Jesus is His power of suppressing the marvelous powers He possessed. He never used them save in divine wisdom and love. How easily He could have...
Matthew 16:14 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

"When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea 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, Eli...
Matthew 16:14 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

THE SON OF MAN THE SON OF GOD ‘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?… And Simon Peter answered and said, Th...
Matthew 16:14 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And they said, some say that thou art John the Baptist ,.... It was the opinion of some of the Jews, that he was John the Baptist risen from the dead. This notion was spread, and prevailed in Herod'...
Matthew 16:14 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets. Ver. 14. Some say that thou art John, &c. ] His body they saw was not John...
Matthew 16:14 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

When Jesus came , &c. There was a large interval of time between what has been related already, and what follows. The passages that follow were but a short time before our Lord suffered: came i...
Matthew 16:14 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

The enmity against the true Messiah increases now to the point of Pharisee's and Sadducee's (usually hostile to each other) conspiring together to tempt Him, in an effort to trap Him in some way. Bot...
Matthew 16:14 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Christ's Conference with His Disciples. 13 When Jesus came into the coasts of Cæsarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Who...
Matthew 16:14 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

OLBGrk; Ver. 13,14. This, and the following part of this discourse, is related both by Mark and Luke. Mark hath it, Mark 8:27 , And Jesus went out, and his disciples, into the towns of Caesarea...
Matthew 16:14 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Peter Openly Confesses That Jesus Is The Messiah (16:13-20). In Matthew 11:25-27 Jesus had spoken of the fact it was His Father who revealed things to ‘babes', including the truth about the Son...
Matthew 16:14 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES Matthew 16:13 . Coasts. — Parts (R.V.). I.e . neighbourhood. There were various inhabited places in the locality (see Mark 8:27 ). Cæsarea Philippi. —Probably on the site of t...
Matthew 16:14 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Matthew 16:13-16 I. According to the reply of Peter to Christ's general question, the impression which Christ made upon the various classes with whom He came in contact was, with rare exceptions,...
Matthew 16:14 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 16:1 . The pharisees also with the sadducees came, soliciting a sign from heaven: Matthew 12:38 . This was the second time, and they received the appellation of hypocrites, as professin...
Matthew 16:14 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Matthew 16:1-40 The Pharisees and Sadducees desire a sign. ( Mark 8:11-41 .) Matthew 16:1 The Pharisees also with the Saddueees; rather, and the Pharisees and Saddu...
Matthew 16:14 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Christ the Son of the Living God.
Matthew 16:14 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

John 7:12 ; John 7:40 ; John 7:41 ; John 9:17 ; Luke 9:18 ; Luke 9:19 ; Malachi 4:5 ; Mark 6:15 ; Mark 8:28 ; Matthew 14:2
Matthew 16:14 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Jeremiah, or one of the prophets — There was at that time a current tradition among the Jews, that either Jeremiah, or some other of the ancient prophets would rise again before the Messiah came.

Matthew 16:14 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Matthew 16:14 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Matthew 16:14 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 16:14 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Matthew 16:14 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 16:14 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Matthew 16:14 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Matthew 16:14 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Matthew 16:14 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 16:14 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Matthew 16:14 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Matthew 16:14 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Matthew 16:14 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Matthew 16:14 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Matthew 16:14 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

Matthew 16:14 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Matthew 16:14 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Matthew 16:14 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 16:14 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 16:14 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew 16:14 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Matthew 16:14 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 16:14 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Matthew 16:14 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Matthew 16:14 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 16:14 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Matthew 16:14 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Matthew 16:14 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Matthew 16:14 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes