He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?”
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Matthew 16:15 in context
Matthew 16:12–18
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Then they understood that he didn’t tell them to beware of the yeast of bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
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Now when Jesus came into the parts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, “Who do men say that I, the Son of Man, am?”
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They said, “Some say John the Baptizer, some, Elijah, and others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”
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He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?”
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Simon Peter answered, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
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Jesus answered him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven.
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