Matthew 16:14. Some say. The people had never been fully convinced that He was the Messiah. In the presence of opposition they only held that He was a remarkable personage.

John the Baptist. Herod's opinion, see chap. Matthew 14:2.

Elijah. The forerunner of the Messiah.

Jeremiah, etc. Some really believed that the old prophets would reappear in another form. As His preaching became more denunciatory, they would think of Jeremiah. The whole verse shows the change in popular opinion throughout Galilee.

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