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He asked them, "But who do you say that I am?" Peter answered, "You are the Christ."
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The Most Important Question
Commentators emphasize that Jesus shifts from a general poll of public opinion to a direct, personal question: "But who do you say that I am?" This highlights that what matters most is not what the world thinks, but one's own personal conviction and confession about Jesus' identity. It is a searching question every believer must answer for themselves.
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Thou art the Christ (Συ ε ο Χριστος). Mark does not give "the Son of the living God" (Matthew 16:16) or "of God" ([Ref…
19th Century
Anglican
See Notes on Matthew 16:13-16.
The towns of Cæsarea Philippi.—Better, villages.
He asked his disciple…
Baptist
And they answered, John the Baptist: but some say, Elias; and others, One of the prophets. And he says to them, But whom say you that I am?
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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 …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And he says to them, but whom say you that I am ? &c.] It was for the sake of this question he put the former; (…
Presbyterian
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…
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