MATTHEW—NOTE ON Matthew 16:16 Simon Peter replied. Peter acts as spokesman for the Twelve (compare Matthew 15:15). Christ means “Messiah” or “Anointed One.” Son of the living God. Jesus is the Son of the God who is alive, unlike the pagan gods of Caesarea Philippi (see note on 16:13). Jesus is the fulfillment of the OT promise of a divine son as anointed king (2 Samuel 7:14; Psalms 2:7).

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