Peter’s Confession at Caesarea Philippi

13 Now when[a] Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi,[b] he began asking[c] his disciples, saying, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” 14 And they said, Some[d] say John the Baptist, but others Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” 15 He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?”

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 16:13 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“came”) which is understood as temporal
  2. Matthew 16:13 Literally “of Philip”
  3. Matthew 16:13 The imperfect tense has been translated as ingressive here (“began asking”)
  4. Matthew 16:14 Literally “those on the one hand”