And 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?
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Gill's Exposition
They answering said, John the Baptist,.... This was the opinion of some who thought that he was risen from the dead, as in Luk 9:7.
but some say Elias; the prophet, and the Tishbite; who according…
See the Mat 16:13-27 notes; Mar 8:27-38 notes. Luk 9:20 The Christ of God - The “Anointed” of God. The “Messiah” appointed by God, and who had been long promised by him. See the notes at Mat 1:1.
Adam Clarke
Whom say the people - Οἱ οχλοι, the common people, i.e. the mass of the people. See this question considered on Mat 16:13 (note), etc.
In these verses, we have Christ discoursing with his disciples about the great things that pertained to the kingdom of God; and one circumstance of this discourse is taken notice of here which we had…
Cambridge Bible
- 22. St Peter's Confession. Christ prophesies His Death and Resurrection.
18. alone Rather, in private, as the context shews.
the people Rather, the multitudes; those whom Jesus had taught and healed…
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