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matthew 16:14-28

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Matthew 16:14-28

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”

— D.L. Moody

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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. 18. And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. 19. And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. 20. Then charged he his disciples that they should tell no man that he was Jesus the Christ. 21. From that time forth began Jesus to shew unto his disciples, how that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised again the third day. 22. Then Peter took him, and began to rebuke him, saying, Be it far from thee, Lord: this shall not be unto thee. 23. But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men. 24. Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any [man] will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. 25. For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it. 26. For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? 27. For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works. 28. Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.

Matthew 16:14-28 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Matthew 16:14

Theological / Devotional

Some say. The disciples mention four opinions they had heard expressed concerning Jesus. But the difficulty with all these opinions was that although they recognized Jesus as being a great man, they all fell short of recognizing Him as God.

Thus it had been with Nicodemus (see on John 3:2). For an earlier statement of public reaction to the person of Jesus see on Mark 6:14-16.

Thou art John. A tribute indeed to John and to the impression his brief ministry had made upon the thinking of the people, even, in fact, upon the dull conscience of Herod Antipas (see on Matt 3:1; Mark 6:14-16). The various opinions men held of Jesus were a sad admission that in spite of all the evidence provided by Heaven, “his own” had failed to recognize Him for what He was in truth, the Messiah of OT prophecy (see John 1:11; Luke 24:25-27).

Elias. See on John 1:19-25.

One of the prophets. See on Deut. 18:15.

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