See also Mark 8:27, and Luke 9:18. 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
4. THE GREAT ANNOUNCEMENTS OF THE REJECTED KING CONCERNING HIMSELF. CHAPTER 16 1. Pharisees and Sadducees Asking a Sign. (Matthew 16:1 .) 2. Instructions Concerning the Leaven. (Matthew 16:5 .) 3. P...
THE GREAT CONFESSION AND THE FIRST VIEW OF THE CROSS (Mark 8:27 *, Luke 9:18). Omitting the cure of the blind man (but _cf. Matthew 9:27_), Mt. passes to the significant episode of Cæ sarea Philippi....
When Jesus had come into the districts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, "Who do men say that the Son of Man is?" They said, "Some say John the Baptist, others Elijah, others Jeremiah, or...
BLIND TO THE SIGNS (Matthew 16:1-4)...
JOHN. Risen from the dead. SOME. others. Greek. _allos._ App-124. ELIAS. Elijah. OTHERS. different ones. Greek. _heteros._...
_Jeremias_ Named by St Matthew only. He is mentioned as a representative of the Prophets, because in the Jewish Canon the book of Jeremiah came first of the Prophets, following the books of Kings. See...
The great Confession of St Peter, and the Promise given to him Mark 8:27-30: The question is put "while they were on the way," the words "the Son of the living God" are omitted, as also the blessing...
THE GREAT CONFESSION OF ST PETER, AND THE PROMISE GIVEN TO HIM Mark 8:27-30 : The question is put ‘while they were on the way,’ the words ‘the Son of the living God’ are omitted, as also the blessing...
ἹΕΡΕΜΊΑΝ. Named by St Matthew only. The mention of Jeremiah as representative of the Prophets is explained by Lightfoot (_Hor. Hebr._ Matthew 27:9) by reference to a Talmudic treatise, according to wh...
Ver 13. 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; s...
_I WILL BUILD MY CHURCH MATTHEW 16:13-18:_ Jesus promised to build His church. It is still true, "Unless the Lord builds the house, They labor in vain who build it..." (Psalms 127:1) Jesus was not Joh...
ΕΊΠΑΝ _aor. ind. act., см._ Matthew 16:5. ΟΊ ΜΈΝ (G3303) некоторые, ΆΛΛΟΙ (G243) иные, другие, ΈΤΕΡΟΙ (G2087) другие; указывает не только на численное, но и на родовое отличие (EGT). Ή или....
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 to come...
Section 41 NEAR CAESAREA PHILIPPI JESUS TESTS HIS DISCIPLES (Parallels: Mark 8:27 to Mark 9:1; Luke 9:18-27) TEXT: 16:13-28 13 Now when Jesus came into the parts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his d...
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. So...
6 Leaven stands for corrupt doctrine (12). Our Lord was concerned that the disciples should not be tainted by digesting the teaching of His enemies. But all that they were concerned about was the poss...
16:14 again, (f-13) i.e. a 'different class.'...
Cp. Matthew 14:2. Why do not the apostles mention the belief that Jesus was really the Messiah, among the current opinions? Because this belief no longer existed. Those who held it, had abandoned it b...
ST. PETER'S CONFESSION (Mark 8:27; Luke 9:18). Jesus now undertook another distant excursion, partly to escape the hostility of the Pharisees (Matthew 16:4), but chiefly to hold private converse with...
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’S GOOD NEWS MATTHEW’S *GOSPEL _HILDA BRIGHT_ CHAPTER 16 THE *JEWISH LEADERS ASK FOR A *MIRACLE 16:1-4 V1 Some *Pharisees and some *Sadducees came to Jesus. They wanted to test him. So th...
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 floating a...
Chapter 13 The New Departure (Founding of the Church.) - Matthew 16:13; Matthew 17:1 THIS conversation at Caesarea Philippi is universally regarded as marking a new era in the life of Christ. His rej...
_Reply of disciples_ : the general effect being: opinions of the people, favourable but crude, without religious definiteness and depth, with no promise of future outcome. Ἰωάν., Ἠλίαν., Ἱερεμ. Histor...
_At Caesarea Philippi_ (Mark 8:27 to Mark 9:1; Luke 9:18-27). The crossing of the lake (Matthew 16:5) proved to be the prelude to a second long excursion northwards
“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's mag...
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...
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....
Some say, &c. Herod thought that Christ was the Baptist, on account of his prodigies. (St. Matthew xiv. 2.) Others that he was Elias: 1st. because they expected he was about to return to them, accordi...
CAESAREA-PHILIPPI Matthew 16:13-16; Mark 8:27-29; Luke 9:18-20. This is the northern terminus of our Savior's ministry, two days' journey on horseback from the Sea of Galilee up the Jordan Valley to t...
"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, Elia...
Chapter 8, which opens the portion that comes before us tonight, is a striking illustration as well as proof of the method which God has been pleased to employ in giving us the apostle Matthew's accou...
_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, Tho...
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 the choice...
Chapter 16 goes farther than the revelation of the simple grace of God. Jesus reveals what was about to be formed in the counsels of that grace, where He was owned, shewing the rejection of the proud...
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's c...
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...
_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 into t...
AND THEY SAID, SOME SAY THAT THOU ART JOHN THE BAPTIST; SOME, ELIAS; AND OTHERS, JEREMIAS OR ONE OF THE PROPHETS. A second time Christ made an excursion northwards, to the very boundary of Palestine,...
CHRIST THE SON OF THE LIVING GOD....
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. Both...
13-20 Peter, for himself and his brethren, said that they were assured of our Lord's being the promised Messiah, the Son of the living God. This showed that they believed Jesus to be more than man. O...
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 Philip...
Origen Commentary on Matthew Book XII having made Him to be a prophet to the Gentiles to whom He proclaimed the word. Moreover also those who said, "that he was a certain one of the prophets,"[57]...
Matthew 16:14 So G1161 said G2036 (G5627) say G3303 John G2491 Baptist G910 G1161 some G243 Elijah...
‘And they said, “Some say John the Baptist; some, Elijah; and others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” ' Their reply brings out something about Jewish expectations. We already know about the rumour t...
PETER OPENLY CONFESSES THAT JESUS IS THE MESSIAH (16:13-20). In Matthew 11:25 Jesus had spoken of the fact it was His Father who revealed things to ‘babes', including the truth about the Son Whom He a...
Matthew 16:14. SOME SAY. The people had never been fully convinced that He was the Messiah. In the presence of opposition they only held that He was a remarkable personage. JOHN THE BAPTIST. Herod's...
AND THEY SAID (ο δε ειπαν). They were ready to respond for they knew that popular opinion was divided on that point (Matthew 14:1). They give four different opinions. It is always a risky thing for...
Matthew 16:13 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, that He...
CONTENTS: Jesus' rebuke of blind Pharisees. The symbol of leaven interpreted. Peter's confession of the deity of Jesus. Jesus foretells His death and resurrection. CHARACTERS: God, Jesus, Peter, Sata...
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 professing the...
SOME SAY JOHN THE BAPTIST. Who had been killed by Herod Antipas a few months before. This Herod seemed to think John the Baptist had come back to life and was now able to work miracles (Matthew 14:2)....
PETER SAYS JESUS IS THE MESSIAH MATTHEW 16:13-20; MARK 8:27-30; LUKE 9:18-21; MATTHEW 16:13 When Jesus came into the coasts of Ca
1-28 CHAPTER 16 _And there came unto Him Pharisees_, &c. They had previously asked for a sign (Matthew 12:38). But here again they asked for one because of the miracle of the multiplication of the lo...
_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 the Old Tes...
EXPOSITION MATTHEW 16:1 _The Pharisees and Sadducees desire a sign. _(Mark 8:11.) MATTHEW 16:1 THE PHARISEES ALSO WITH the Saddueees;
The Pharisees also with the Sadducees came [And now they are seeking to trap Him], and they desire that he would show them a sign from heaven. And he answered and said unto them: When it is evening, y...
John 7:12; John 7:40; John 7:41; John 9:17; Luke 9:18;...
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....