KJV King James Version
And they said, Some [say that thou art] John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets.
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Matthew 16:14
And they said, Some [say that thou art] John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”
WEB World English Bible
They said, “Some say John the Baptizer, some, Elijah, and others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.”
ASV American Standard Version
And they said, Some say John the Baptist; some, Elijah; and others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and they said, ‘Some, John the Baptist, and others, Elijah, and others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.’
Surrounding context — Matthew 16
11 How is it that ye do not understand that I spake [it] not to you concerning bread, that ye should beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees?
12 Then understood they how that he bade [them] not beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.
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: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets.
15 He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am?
16 And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.
17 And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed [it] unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
οἱG3588 · hothe/this/whoδὲG1161 · dethenεἶπαν·G2036 · eiponto sayοἱG3588 · hothe/this/whoμέν·G3303 · menon the other handἸωάννηνG2491 · IōannēsJohnτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoβαπτιστήν,G910 · Baptistēsone who baptizesἄλλοιG243 · allosanotherδέ·G1161 · dethenἨλίαν,G2243 · HēliasElijahἕτεροιG2087 · heterosotherδέ·G1161 · dethenἸερεμίανG2408 · HieremiasJeremiahἢG2228 · ēorἕναG1520 · ehisoneτῶνG3588 · hothe/this/whoπροφητῶν.G4396 · prophētēsprophet
Cross-references
Mark 6:15Others said, That it is Elias. And others said, That it is a prophet, or as one of the prophets.Matthew 14:2And said unto his servants, This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead; and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him.Malachi 4:5Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD:Luke 9:18-19And it came to pass, as he was alone praying, his disciples were with him: and he asked them, saying, Whom say the people that I am?John 9:17They say unto the blind man again, What sayest thou of him, that he hath opened thine eyes? He said, He is a prophet.John 7:12And there was much murmuring among the people concerning him: for some said, He is a good man: others said, Nay; but he deceiveth the people.Mark 8:28And they answered, John the Baptist: but some [say], Elias; and others, One of the prophets.John 7:40-41Many of the people therefore, when they heard this saying, said, Of a truth this is the Prophet.Luke 9:8And of some, that Elias had appeared; and of others, that one of the old prophets was risen again.Matthew 17:10And his disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the scribes that Elias must first come?John 1:21And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No.
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