And they said (ο δε ειπαν). They were ready to respond for they knew that popular opinion was divided on that point (14:1f.). They…

And they said, etc. See Barnes on Matthew 11:14.

They supposed he might be John the Baptist, as Herod did, risen from the dead. See…

And they said, Some say that you are John the Baptist — This pa age is of the greatest po ible interest as one of the very few tha…

These were all conjectures and far from the mark, yet there was some likeness to truth in them all. Herod’s notion that Jesus was John the Baptist,…

Glossa Ordinaria: As soon as the Lord had taken His disciples away from the teaching of the Pharisees, He then suitably procee…

Opinion on Jesus’ identity was divided. Some thought he was John the Baptist risen from the dead—Herod Antipas’s view (14:2). Those who thought he …

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 …

And they said, some say that you are John the Baptist
It was the opinion of some of the Jews, that he was John the B…

Peter, speaking for himself and his brothers, said that they were assured that our Lord was the promised Messiah, the Son of the living God. This s…

Above, the Lord taught that the Gospel teaching ought to be kept pure from the leaven of the Jews; now here He teaches the exalted nature of His do…