12 Then understood they that he had not said that they should beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees, and Sadducees.

13 (A)[a]Now when Jesus came into the coasts of [b]Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I, the son of man, am?

14 And they said, Some say, [c]John Baptist: and some, Elijah: and others, Jeremiah, or one of the Prophets.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 16:13 There are divers judgments and opinions of Christ, notwithstanding he is known of his alone.
  2. Matthew 16:13 There were two Caesareas, the one called Stratonis upon the sea Mediterranean, which Herod built sumptuously in the honor of Octavius, Josephus, lib. 15. The other was Caesarea Philippi, which Herod the great the Tetrarch’s son by Cleopatra built in the honor of Tiberius at the foot of Lebanon, Josephus, lib. 15.
  3. Matthew 16:14 As Herod thought.

12 Then they understood that he was not telling them to guard against the yeast used in bread, but against the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.(A)

Peter Declares That Jesus Is the Messiah(B)

13 When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say the Son of Man is?”

14 They replied, “Some say John the Baptist;(C) others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”(D)

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