Of him (περ αυτου). As being the Messiah, that he was the Christ (Matthew 16:20). Not yet, for the time was not yet ri…

And he charged them.—On the assumption of a connection between the writer of this Gospel and St. Peter (see Introduction)…

He wished, at that time, to remain in comparative retirement; he was not anxious that his miracles should be widely proclaimed. Later, he was to di…

Theophylact of Ohrid: After taking His disciples far from the Jews, He then asks them about Himself, so that they could spe…

Jesus now directed the question at the disciples in an emphatic manner: “Who do you, my most intimate and trusted friends—in contrast to the other …

And he charged them
His disciples, after he had declared his approbation of Peter's confe ion of faith, and signifie…

These things are written, that we may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God. These miracles of our Lord assure us that he was n…