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Matthew 16 - Introduction

CHAPTER 16.

SIGN SEEKERS: CAESAREA PHILIPPI.

Again a dramatically impressive juxtaposition of events. First an ominous encounter with ill-affected men professedly in quest of a sign, then in a place of retreat a first announcement in startlingly plain terms of an approaching tragic crisis.

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  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

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  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

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  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

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