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Matthew 16:13
When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I, the Son of Man, am?
When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I, the Son of Man, am?
MATTHEW 16:13 Ti,na le,gousin oi` a;nqrwpoi ei=nai {B} Both the variety of positions of me in the witnesses that include it and the fact that in the parallel passages the word is firm indicate that...
Verse Matthew 16:13. _CASAREA PHILIPPI_] A city, in the tribe of Naphtali, near to Mount Libanus, in the province of _Iturea_. Its ancient name was _Dan_, Genesis 14:14; afterwards it was called _Lai...
See also Mark 8:27, and Luke 9:18. CESAREA PHILIPPI - There were two cities in Judea called Caesarea. One was situated on the borders of the Mediterranean (See the notes at Acts 8:40
4. THE GREAT ANNOUNCEMENTS OF THE REJECTED KING CONCERNING HIMSELF. CHAPTER 16 1. Pharisees and Sadducees Asking a Sign. (Matthew 16:1 .) 2. Instructions Concerning the Leaven. (Matthew 16:5 .) 3. P...
THE GREAT CONFESSION AND THE FIRST VIEW OF THE CROSS (Mark 8:27 *, Luke 9:18). Omitting the cure of the blind man (but _cf. Matthew 9:27_), Mt. passes to the significant episode of Cæ sarea Philippi....
When Jesus had come into the districts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, "Who do men say that the Son of Man is?" They said, "Some say John the Baptist, others Elijah, others Jeremiah, or...
BLIND TO THE SIGNS (Matthew 16:1-4)...
INTO. Greek. _eis._ App-104. COASTS. parts. WHOM. Who. The pronoun being governed by the verb "am", not by the verb "say", it must be "who" as in Acts 13:25 also. MEN. Greek plural of _anthropos._...
_Cesarea Philippi_ The most northerly point reached by our Lord. The city was rebuilt by Herod-Philip, who called it by his own name to distinguish it from Cæsarea Stratonis on the sea coast, the seat...
The great Confession of St Peter, and the Promise given to him Mark 8:27-30: The question is put "while they were on the way," the words "the Son of the living God" are omitted, as also the blessing...
THE GREAT CONFESSION OF ST PETER, AND THE PROMISE GIVEN TO HIM Mark 8:27-30 : The question is put ‘while they were on the way,’ the words ‘the Son of the living God’ are omitted, as also the blessing...
ΚΑΙΣΑΡΕΊΑΣ ΤΗ͂Σ ΦΙΛΊΠΠΟΥ. The most northerly point in the Holy Land reached by our Lord. The city was rebuilt by Herod Philip, who called it by his own name to distinguish it from Cæsarea Stratonis on...
Ver 13. When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, "Whom do men say that I the Son of man am?" 14. And they said, "Some say that thou art John the Baptist; s...
_I WILL BUILD MY CHURCH MATTHEW 16:13-18:_ Jesus promised to build His church. It is still true, "Unless the Lord builds the house, They labor in vain who build it..." (Psalms 127:1) Jesus was not Joh...
ΈΛΘΏΝ _aor. act. part., см._ Matthew 16:5. ΜΈΡΗ _асс. pl. от_ ΜΈΡΟΣ (G3313) часть, _pl._ район; в сопровождении _gen._ указывает на поселения того района (DA; BAGD). Ή ΡΏΤΑ _impf. ind. act. от_ ΈΡΩΤ...
WHEN JESUS CAME INTO THE COASTS, &C.— _When Jesus came into the territories of,_ or _was going towards, Cesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say I am? the son of man?_ Heylin....
Section 41 NEAR CAESAREA PHILIPPI JESUS TESTS HIS DISCIPLES (Parallels: Mark 8:27 to Mark 9:1; Luke 9:18-27) TEXT: 16:13-28 13 Now when Jesus came into the parts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his d...
When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am? WHEN JESUS CAME INTO THE COASTS, [ ta (G3588) meree (G3313)] - 'the p...
6 Leaven stands for corrupt doctrine (12). Our Lord was concerned that the disciples should not be tainted by digesting the teaching of His enemies. But all that they were concerned about was the poss...
16:13 into (d-6) As ch. 15.21. see Note. demanded (e-12) Or 'questioned;' _ erotao_ . see Note, John 14:16 ....
ST. PETER'S GREAT CONFESSION 1-4. A sign from heaven demanded (Mark 8:11 cp. Luke 11:16 : see on Matthew 12:38)....
CAESAREA PHILIPPI] i.e. the Caesarea built by Philip the Tetrarch (see art. 'the Herods'), was situated at the sources of the Jordan, near the foot of Mt. Hermon (9,000 ft.), in the midst of magnifice...
ST. PETER'S CONFESSION (Mark 8:27; Luke 9:18). Jesus now undertook another distant excursion, partly to escape the hostility of the Pharisees (Matthew 16:4), but chiefly to hold private converse with...
MATTHEW’S GOOD NEWS MATTHEW’S *GOSPEL _HILDA BRIGHT_ CHAPTER 16 THE *JEWISH LEADERS ASK FOR A *MIRACLE 16:1-4 V1 Some *Pharisees and some *Sadducees came to Jesus. They wanted to test him. So th...
CÆSAREA PHILIPPI. — The order of the journeyings of our Lord and His disciples would seem to have been as follows: — From the coasts of Tyre and Sidon they came, passing through Sidon, to the eastern...
Chapter 13 The New Departure (Founding of the Church.) - Matthew 16:13; Matthew 17:1 THIS conversation at Caesarea Philippi is universally regarded as marking a new era in the life of Christ. His rej...
_At Caesarea Philippi_ (Mark 8:27 to Mark 9:1; Luke 9:18-27). The crossing of the lake (Matthew 16:5) proved to be the prelude to a second long excursion northwards
Ἐλθὼν : here again this verb may mean not arriving at, but setting out for, or on the way: _unterwegs_, Schanz. So Grotius: _cum proficisceretur, non cum venissct_. Fritzsche dissents and renders: _po...
“THE SON OF THE LIVING GOD” Matthew 16:13-20 The shadows of Calvary were beginning to gather and the Lord desired to prepare His friends for all that it stood for. His questions elicited Peter's mag...
What a very wonderful fact in the life and ministry of Jesus is His power of suppressing the marvelous powers He possessed. He never used them save in divine wisdom and love. How easily He could have...
(3) When Jesus came into the coasts of (h) Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am? (3) There are many judgments and opinions of Christ, neverthele...
Cæarea Philippi, was first called Paneades, and was afterwards embellished and greatly enlarged by Philip the tetrarch, son of Herod the great, and dedicated in honour of Augustus, hence its name. The...
CAESAREA-PHILIPPI Matthew 16:13-16; Mark 8:27-29; Luke 9:18-20. This is the northern terminus of our Savior's ministry, two days' journey on horseback from the Sea of Galilee up the Jordan Valley to t...
"When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am? (14) And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elia...
Chapter 8, which opens the portion that comes before us tonight, is a striking illustration as well as proof of the method which God has been pleased to employ in giving us the apostle Matthew's accou...
_THE SON OF MAN THE SON OF GOD_ ‘When Jesus came into the coasts of Cæsarea Philippi, He asked His disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am?… And Simon Peter answered and said, Tho...
Matthew 16:13._And when Jesus came to the coasts of Cesarea Philippi. _Mark says that this conversation took place during the journey. Luke says that it took place while he was praying, and while ther...
Chapter 16 goes farther than the revelation of the simple grace of God. Jesus reveals what was about to be formed in the counsels of that grace, where He was owned, shewing the rejection of the proud...
WHEN JESUS CAME INTO THE COASTS OF CAESAREA PHILIPPI,.... The towns that were in the neighbourhood of this city; which city went by several names before, as Leshem, Joshua 19:47 which being taken by t...
When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am? Ver. 13. _Whom do men say that I, &c._] This question Christ asked, not...
_When Jesus came_, &c. There was a large interval of time between what has been related already, and what follows. The passages that follow were but a short time before our Lord suffered: _came into t...
The enmity against the true Messiah increases now to the point of Pharisee's and Sadducee's (usually hostile to each other) conspiring together to tempt Him, in an effort to trap Him in some way. Both...
13-20 Peter, for himself and his brethren, said that they were assured of our Lord's being the promised Messiah, the Son of the living God. This showed that they believed Jesus to be more than man. O...
SEE POOLE ON "MATTHEW 16:14"....
Irenaeus Against Heresies Book III The Lord Himself, too, makes it evident who it was that suffered; for when He asked the disciples, "Who do men say that I, the Son of man, am? "[340] Clement of Al...
Matthew 16:13 When G1161 Jesus G2424 came G2064 (G5631) into G1519 region G3313 Caesarea G2542 Philippi G5376 ask
‘Now when Jesus came into the parts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, “Who do men say that the Son of man is?” ' Once again Jesus is found in Gentile territory, at Caesarea Philip...
PETER OPENLY CONFESSES THAT JESUS IS THE MESSIAH (16:13-20). In Matthew 11:25 Jesus had spoken of the fact it was His Father who revealed things to ‘babes', including the truth about the Son Whom He a...
Matthew 16:13. THE PARTS OF CESAREA PHILIPPI. Mark: ‘villages.' Probably not the city itself, but retired localities in the neighborhood, better adapted for private intercourse. The city was situated...
CAESAREA PHILIPPI (Καισαριας της Φιλιππου). Up on a spur of Mt. Hermon under the rule of Herod Philip.HE ASKED (ηρωτα). Began to question, inchoative imperfect tense. He was giving them a test or...
SON OF MAN Also (Matthew 16:27); (_ See Scofield) - (Matthew 8:20). _...
Matthew 16:13 I. According to the reply of Peter to Christ's general question, the impression which Christ made upon the various classes with whom He came in contact was, with rare exceptions, that He...
CONTENTS: Jesus' rebuke of blind Pharisees. The symbol of leaven interpreted. Peter's confession of the deity of Jesus. Jesus foretells His death and resurrection. CHARACTERS: God, Jesus, Peter, Sata...
Matthew 16:1. _The pharisees also with the sadducees came,_ soliciting _a sign from heaven: Matthew 12:38_. This was the second time, and they received the appellation of hypocrites, as professing the...
NEAR THE TOWN OF CAESAREA PHILIPPI. Near Mount Hermon in north-east Palestine. Herod Philip rebuilt this town and called it "Caesarea Philippi" to honor himself, also to avoid confusion with Caesarea...
_Whom do men say that I, the Son of man, am?_ CONFESSION AND CROSS-BEARING I. The confession. 1. The substance of the confession. 2. The source of the confession (Matthew 16:17). 3. The power of...
MATTHEW—NOTE ON MATTHEW 16:13 CAESAREA PHILIPPI is some 25 miles (40 km) north of the Sea of Galilee. It had been a center of the worship of (1) Baal, then (2) the Greek god Pan, and then (3) Caesar....
PETER SAYS JESUS IS THE MESSIAH MATTHEW 16:13-20; MARK 8:27-30; LUKE 9:18-21; MATTHEW 16:13 When Jesus came into the coasts of Ca
1-28 CHAPTER 16 _And there came unto Him Pharisees_, &c. They had previously asked for a sign (Matthew 12:38). But here again they asked for one because of the miracle of the multiplication of the lo...
_CRITICAL NOTES_ Matthew 16:13. COASTS.—_Parts_ (R.V.). _I.e_. neighbourhood. There were various inhabited places in the locality (see Mark 8:27). CÆSAREA PHILIPPI.—Probably on the site of the Old Tes...
EXPOSITION MATTHEW 16:1 _The Pharisees and Sadducees desire a sign. _(Mark 8:11.) MATTHEW 16:1 THE PHARISEES ALSO WITH the Saddueees;
The Pharisees also with the Sadducees came [And now they are seeking to trap Him], and they desire that he would show them a sign from heaven. And he answered and said unto them: When it is evening, y...
Acts 10:38; Acts 7:56; Daniel 7:13; Hebrews 2:14; John 1:51;...
And Jesus coming — There was a large interval of time between what has been related, and what follows. The passages that follow were but a short time before our Lord suffered. Mark 8:27; Luke 9:18....
Observe here, 1. Our Saviour's question, and the disciples answer, Our Saviour's question is twofold: 1. WHOM DO MEN SAY THAT. AM? Not that the Son of God was ignorant what men said of him; but he ha...