Origen Commentary on Matthew Book XII
But what is the "this"? Was it that also according to him, Peter answered and said to the question, "Who say ye that I am."-"The Christ, the Son of the living God? "[114]
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)...
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...
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...
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DISCOURSE: 1374 PETER’S CONFESSION OF CHRIST REWARDED Matthew 16:15. He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. A...
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...
He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? HE SAITH UNTO THEM, BUT WHOM (RATHER, "WHO") SAY YE THAT I AM? He had never put this question before, but the crisis He was reaching made it fitting t...
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...
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...
ST. PETER'S GREAT CONFESSION 1-4. A sign from heaven demanded (Mark 8:11 cp. Luke 11:16 : see on Matthew 12:38)....
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...
WHOM SAY YE? — The pronoun is doubly emphasised in the Greek, “But _ye_ — whom say _ye_...?” The question is, as has been said, parallel in tone, though not in form, to that of John 6:67. Had they sti...
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...
_New question and answer_....
ὑμεῖς δὲ, and you? might have stood alone, perhaps did originally. Jesus invites the Twelve to give Him their own view. The first question was really only introductory to this. Jesus desires to make s...
_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
“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...
_Whom do you say that I am? You, who have been continually with me; you, who have seen me perform so many more miracles; you, who have yourselves worked miracles in my name? From this pointed interrog...
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...
15._But who do you say that I am? _Here Christ distinguishes his disciples from the rest of the crowd, to make it more fully evident that, whatever differences may exist among others, we at least ough...
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...
HE SAITH UNTO THEM, BUT WHOM SAY YE THAT I AM?] Without taking any further notice, or making any reflections on the different sentiments of men concerning him, he put this question to his disciples, a...
He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? Ver. 15. _But whom say ye that I am_] _q.d._ It behoveth you to say something that is better to the purpose, than the Vulgate saith and censureth. God w...
_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 confession:...
HE SAITH UNTO THEM, BUT WHOM SAY YE THAT I AM?...
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 16:16"....
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‘He says to them, “But who do you say that I am?” ' Then Jesus directly challenges His disciples as to Whom they think He is. They had had plenty of time to make their minds up, and He had in the pas...
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 16:15. BUT WHO SAY YE, etc. The question does not imply that they doubted His Messiahship, but is a demand for a decided expression as to what He was _as the Messiah_. This is the main point i...
BUT WHO SAY YE THAT I AM? (υμεις δε τινα με λεγετε ειναι?). This is what matters and what Jesus wanted to hear. Note emphatic position ofHMEIS , "But _you_, who say ye that I am?...
Matthew 16:15 , MATTHEW 16:21 Peter's Confession of Faith, and Christ's Prediction of His Passion. I. At the end of the second year of His ministry, Christ wrought the astounding miracle of multiplyi...
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...
WHO DO YOU SAY I AM? This is the KEY question which every human being must answer for themself. The disciples must declare their faith....
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...
Luke 9:20; Mark 8:29; Matthew 13:11...
Thou art the Christ. Compare on 1 1. Note the emphatic and definite force of the article in Peter's confession, and also the emphatic position of the pronoun (su, thou) : "Thou art the anointed, the S...