He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am?
He saith unto them, But who say ye that I am?
He saith to them, `And ye--who do ye say me to be?'
He says to them, But ye, who do ye say that I am?
Rabbinic commentary
How the Hebraic tradition has read this verse — and Marcus Brown’s own reading of it.
Matthew — The Gospel of the promised King. Five discourses punctuate the narrative; roughly sixty-five Old Testament citations bind the story to the prophets.
Voices4
(Verse 15, 16.) But who do you say that I am? Simon Peter answered and said: You are the Christ, the Son of the living God. Wise reader, take note that from the following text and the discourse, the apostles are not called men, but gods. For when he had said: Who do men say that the Son of man is, he added: But who do you say that I am? To them, who are men, forming their opinions based on human things; but to you, who are gods, what do you think of me being?
Jerome· Commentary on Matthew, 420patristic
He saith unto them, but whom say ye that I am?
John Gill· Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)reformed
As the result of all, I am taken for John the Baptist, for Elias, for Jeremias, for one of the prophets. Yet some there are that have beheld My glory, the glory as of the Only-begotten of the Father, and I shall hear their voice, for it is sweet.
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed
The disciples had themselves been better taught than others; had, by their intimacy with Christ, greater advantages of getting knowledge than others had. Note, It is justly expected that those who enjoy greater plenty of the means of knowledge and grace than others, should have a more clear and distinct knowledge of the things of God than others.
Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan
The walk8
Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first — the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.
Through
Matthew 13:11He replied, “The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them.
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Rather, as it is written: “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no heart has imagined, what God has prepared for those who love Him.”
The natural man does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God. For they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.
“Not everyone can accept this word,” He replied, “but only those to whom it has been given.
Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.
And as for you, the anointing you received from Him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But just as His true and genuine anointing teaches you about all…
Through
Luke 9:20“But what about you?” Jesus asked. “Who do you say I am?” Peter answered, “The Christ of God.”
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“But what about you?” Jesus asked. “Who do you say I am?”
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Mark 8:29“But what about you?” Jesus asked. “Who do you say I am?” Peter answered, “You are the Christ.”
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If anyone confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.
“But what about you?” Jesus asked. “Who do you say I am?”
The whole web at once: see the Arc.
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread — the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
The verses this one reaches4
“But what about you?” Jesus asked. “Who do you say I am?” Peter answered, “The Christ of God.”
He replied, “The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them.
“But what about you?” Jesus asked. “Who do you say I am?” Peter answered, “You are the Christ.”
Simon Peter arrived just after him. He entered the tomb and saw the linen cloths lying there.
