Matthew 16:15
He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am?
KJV
λέγει αὐτοῖς· ὑμεῖς δὲ τίνα με λέγετε εἶναι;
Greek NT
Dicit illis Jesus : Vos autem, quem me esse dicitis ?
Vulgate
He saith unto them, But who say ye that I am?
ASV
Jesus saith to them: But whom do you say that I am?
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
7 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
εἰμί
eimi
verb · 2461×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
τίς
tis
interrogative_pronoun · 533×
ἐγώ
ego
pronoun · 1720×
ὑμεῖς
umeis
pronoun · 1828×
Historic Christian voices
6 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
§849The missionary mandate. "Having been divinely sent to the nations that she might be 'the universal sacrament of salvation,' the Church, in obedience to the command of her founder and because it is demanded by her own essential universality, strives to preach the Gospel to all men":339 "Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and …
2. What then says the mouth of the apostles, Peter, the ever fervent, the leader of the apostolic choir? When all are asked, he answers. And whereas when He asked the opinion of the people, all replied to the question; when He asked their own, Peter springs forward, and anticipates them, and says, You are the Christ, the Son of the living God. Matthew 16:16 What then says Chris…
1. When we converse of spiritual things, let there be nothing secular in our souls, nothing earthy, let all such thoughts retire, and be banished, and let us be entirely given up to the hearing the divine oracles only. For if at the arrival of a king all confusion is driven away, much more when the Spirit speaks with us do we need great stillness, great awe. And worthy of awe i…
1. Concerning Those Who Asked Him to Show Them a Sign from Heaven. And the Sadducees and Pharisees came, and tempting Him kept asking Him to show them a sign from heaven. Matthew 16:1 The Sadducees and Pharisees who disagreed with each other in regard to the most essential truths, — for the Pharisees champion the doctrine of the resurrection of the dead, hoping that there will …
Cross-references
- Luke 9:20 — He said unto them, But whom say ye that I am? Peter answering said, The Christ of God.
- Luke 9:20 — He said unto them, But whom say ye that I am? Peter answering said, The Christ of God.
- Mark 8:29 — And he saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Peter answereth and saith unto him, Thou art the Christ.
- Mark 8:29 — And he saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Peter answereth and saith unto him, Thou art the Christ.
- Matt 13:11 — He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.