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Nowδὲwhen Jesusὁ ἸησοῦςcameἘλθὼνintoεἰςthe regionτὰ μέρηof CaesareaΚαισαρείαςPhilippi,τῆς Φιλίππουhe was askingἠρώταhis disciples,τοὺς μαθητὰς αὐτοῦsaying,λέγων“WhoΤίναdo peopleοἱ ἄνθρωποιsayλέγουσινthe Sonτὸν υἱὸνof Manτοῦ ἀνθρώπουis?”εἶναι
Matthew 16:13
Study it in the app“Now when Jesus came into the region of Caesarea Philippi, he was asking his disciples, saying, “Who do people say the Son of Man is?””
Peter answers who Jesus is, and Jesus says where that answer came fromWho Jesus Is
With the Greek beneath
Matthew 16:13, word by word
- when JesusἸησοῦςIēsous
Jesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsous” appears- cameἘλθὼνElthōn
come
To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.
Where else “Elthōn” appears- the regionμέρηmerē
region
The territory around a city or a country.
Where else “merē” appears- of CaesareaΚαισαρείαςKaisareias
Caesarea
See it on the mapWhere else “Kaisareias” appears- PhilippiΦιλίππουPhilippou
Philip
Philip, the name of several men: one of the Twelve; Philip the evangelist (Acts 6:5; 8; 21:8); Philip the tetrarch, son of Herod (Luke 3:1); and the brother of Herod Antipas, Herodias' husband (Mark 6:17).
Where else “Philippou” appears- he was askingἠρώταērōta
ask
To want to know something and turn to another so they tell it.
Where else “ērōta” appears- his disciplesμαθητὰςmathētas
disciple
A follower of Jesus.
Where else “mathētas” appears- sayingλέγωνlegōn
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legōn” appears- do peopleἄνθρωποιanthrōpoi
person
A person, man or woman.
Where else “anthrōpoi” appears- the Sonυἱὸνhuion
Son
Jesus, the Son of God.
Where else “huion” appears- isεἶναιeinai
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “einai” appears
Translation note
Caesarea Philippi lay at the foot of Mount Hermon, in the north, beside one of the sources of the Jordan.
Parallel passages
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Peter's confession
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Matthew 16:13-20
13Now when Jesus came into the region of Caesarea Philippi, he was asking his disciples, saying, “Who do people say the Son of Man is?” 14And they said, “Some say John the Immerser, others Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” 15He says to them, “But you, who do you say that I am?” 16And Simon Peter answered and said, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.” 17And Jesus answered and said to him, “Happy are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, because flesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but my Father who is in heaven. 18And I also tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my assembly, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it. 19I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will have been bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will have been loosed in heaven.” 20Then he ordered the disciples to tell no one that he was the Messiah.
27And Jesus went out, and his disciples, to the villages of Caesarea Philippi; and on the way he was asking his disciples, saying to them, “Who do people say that I am?” 28And they said to him, saying, “John the Immerser; and others, Elijah; and others, one of the prophets.” 29And he was asking them, “But you, who do you say that I am?” Peter answers him, “You are the Messiah.” 30And he warned them to tell no one about him.
18And it happened while he was praying alone, that the disciples were with him, and he asked them, saying, “Who do the crowds say that I am?” 19And they answered and said, “John the Immerser; but others, Elijah; and others, that one of the ancient prophets has risen.” 20And he said to them, “But you, who do you say that I am?” And Peter answered and said, “The Messiah of God.” 21But he warned them and commanded them to tell this to no one,
Places in this verse
Caesarea
Today: Caesarea Maritima ruins, Israel
A port city on the Mediterranean coast, about 60 miles (100 km) northwest of Jerusalem.
There Peter announced the good news to Cornelius and his household (Acts 10:1-48). Paul was kept prisoner there before being sent to Rome (Acts 23:23; 25:1).
The context
12Then they understood that he did not tell them to beware of the leaven of bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
13 · This verse (above)
14And they said, “Some say John the Immerser, others Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”
To study Matthew 16 in a group
1. What it says
Who did people say Jesus was, and what did Peter answer (vv. 13–16)?
2. What it means
What did Jesus mean by losing one's life in order to find it (vv. 24–25)?
3. How I live it
Jesus asks, “But who do you say that I am?” (v. 15). How would you answer in your own words?