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's, but they held then (and the Jews to this day hold) the Pythagorean transanimation, or passing of souls out of one body into another. So because they received not the love of the truth, God gave them up to the efficacy of error, even the better sort of them, 2 Thessalonians 2:11 : for there were those who held Christ neither the Baptist, nor Elias, but a drunkard, a demoniac, &c. Who now can think to escape variety of censures? And why should any stumble at the diversity of opinions touching Christ and his kingdom?