They told him, “John the Baptizer, and others say Elijah, but others, one of the prophets.”
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Mark 8:28 in context
Mark 8:25–31
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Then again he laid his hands on his eyes. He looked intently, and was restored, and saw everyone clearly.
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He sent him away to his house, saying, “Don’t enter into the village, nor tell anyone in the village.”
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Jesus went out, with his disciples, into the villages of Caesarea Philippi. On the way he asked his disciples, “Who do men say that I am?”
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They told him, “John the Baptizer, and others say Elijah, but others, one of the prophets.”
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He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?”
Peter answered, “You are the Christ.”
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He commanded them that they should tell no one about him.
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