14 And they said, Some[a] say John the Baptist, but others Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” 15 He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” 16 And Simon Peter answered and[b] said, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God!”

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 16:14 Literally “those on the one hand”
  2. Matthew 16:16 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“answered”) has been translated as a finite verb

14 They replied, “Some say John the Baptist;(A) others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”(B)

15 “But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?”

16 Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.”(C)

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