Charles Ellicott Commentary Matthew 16:15

"He saith unto them, But who say ye that I am?" — Matthew 16:15 (ASV)

Who do you say? —The pronoun is doubly emphasized in the Greek: “But you—who do you say...?” The question is, as has been said, parallel in tone, though not in form, to that of John 6:67. Did they still have a distinct faith of their own? Or were they, too, falling back into these popular speculations?