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, [ ta (G3588) meree (G3313)] - 'the parts;' that is, the territory or region: In Mark (Mark 7:27) it is "the towns" or 'villages' [ koomas (G2968)]. OF CESAREA PHILIPPI. It lay at the foot of mount Lebanon, near the sources of the Jordan, in the territory of Dan, and at the northeast extremity of Palestine. It was originally called Panium (from a cavern in its neighbourhood dedicated to the god Pan) and Paneas. Philip, the tetrarch, the only good son...

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 there were none in company with him but his disciples. Matthew is not so exact in mentioning the time. All the three unquestionably relate the same narrative; and it is possible that Christ may have stopped at a certain place during that journey to pray, and that afterwards he may have put the question to his disciples. There were two towns called _Cesarea_, of which the former was more celebrated, and had been anciently called _The Tower of Strato; _while the latter, which is mentioned here, was situated at the foot of Mount Lebanon, not far from the river Jordan. It is for the sake of distinguishing between these two towns that _Philippi _is added to the name; for though it

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. Our Lord declared Peter to be blessed, as the teaching of God made him differ from his unbelieving countrymen. Christ added that he had named him Peter, in allusion to his stability or firmness in professing the truth. The word translated "rock," is not the same word as Peter, but is of a similar meaning. Nothing can be more wrong than to suppose that Christ meant the person of Peter was the rock. Without doubt Christ himself is the Rock, the tried foundation of the church; and woe to him that attempts to lay any other! Peter's confession is this rock as to doctrine. If Jesus be not the Christ, those that own him are not of the church, but deceivers and deceived. Our Lord next declared the au...

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 _Lais_, Judges 18:7. But Philip the tetrarch, having rebuilt and beautified it, gave it the name of _Cesarea_, in honour of Tiberius Caesar, the reigning emperor: but to distinguish it from another Caesarea, which was on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, and to perpetuate the fame of him who rebuilt it, it was called _Caesarea Philippi_, or _Caesarea_ _of Philip_. _WHEN JESUS CAME_] Ελθων δε ο Ιησους - _when Jesus was coming_. Not, _when Jesus came_,

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), and the other was the one mentioned here. This city was greatly enlarged and ornamented by Philip the tetrarch, son of Herod, and called Caesarea in honor of the Roman emperor, Tiberius Caesar. To distinguish it from the other Caesarea the name of Philip was added to it, and it was called Caesarea Philippi, or Caesarea of Philippi. It was situated in the boundaries of the tribe of Naphtali, at the foot of Mount Hermon. It is now called Panias or Banias, and contains (circa 1880’s) about 200

EXPOSITION MATTHEW 16:1 _The Pharisees and Sadducees desire a sign. _(Mark 8:11.) MATTHEW 16:1 THE PHARISEES ALSO WITH THE SADDUEEES; rather, _and the Pharisees and Sadducees. _The scribes and Pharisees are often mentioned together as watching or attacking Jesus; but this is the first time that we hear of Pharisees combining with Sadducees for this purpose. The two sects were directly opposed to each other, the traditional belief of the former being antagonistic to the scepticism and materialism of the latter. But both were hostile to Christ, whose teaching, on the one hand interfered with rabbinism, and on the

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 the Danites, they called it Dan; hence we read of דקיסריון דן, "Dan, which is Caesarea" b. It was also called Paneas, from the name of the fountain of Jordan, by which it was situated; and which Pliny says c gave the surname to Caesarea; and hence it is called by Ptolomy d Caesarea Paniae; and by the name of Paneas it went, when Philip the e tetrarch rebuilt it, and called it Caesarea, in honour of Tiberius Caesar; and from his own name, Philippi, to distinguish it from another Caesarea, of which mention is made in the Acts of the Apostles, built by his father Herod, and so called in honour of Augustus Caesar; which before bore the name of Strato's tower. The Misnic doctors speak of t

SON OF MAN Also (Matthew 16:27); (_ See Scofield) - (Matthew 8:20). _...

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 it was originally absent from Matthew’s account....

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. Peter's Confession. (Matthew 16:13 .) 4. The Future Building of the Church Announced. (Matthew 16:17 .) 5. The Announcement of His Death and Resurrection. (Matthew 16:21 .) 6. Peter's Rebuke and the Lord's Answer. (Matthew 16:22 .) 7. The Pa