Matthew 16 · Verse 15

Matthew 16:15

He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am?

Matthew 16:15, King James Version

Matthew 16:15 in other translations

BSB	“But what about you?” Jesus asked. “Who do you say I am?”
WEB	He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?”
ASV	He saith unto them, But who say ye that I am?
YLT	He saith to them, ‘And ye--who do ye say me to be?'
DARBY	He says to them, But ye, who do ye say that I am?
BBE	He says to them, But who do you say that I am?
Webster	He saith to them, But who say ye that I am?

What does Matthew 16:15 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

15. He saith unto them, But whom--rather, "who." say ye that I am?--He had never put this question before, but the crisis He was reaching made it fitting that He should now have it from them. We may suppose this to be one of those moments of which the prophet says, in His name, "Then I said, I have labored in vain; I have spent my strength for naught, and in vain" (Is 49:4): Lo, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree; and what is it? As the result of all, I am taken for John the Baptist, for Elias, for Jeremias, for one of the prophets. Yet some there are that have beheld My glory, the glory as of the Only-begotten of the Father, and I shall hear their voice, for it is sweet.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Barnes' Notes

Verse 15. 16:13

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Matthew 16:13-20

Peter, for himself and his brethren, said that they were assured of our Lord's being the promised Messiah, the Son of the living God. This showed that they believed Jesus to be more than man. Our Lord declared Peter to be blessed, as the teaching of God made him differ from his unbelieving countrymen. Christ added that he had named him Peter, in allusion to his stability or firmness in professing the truth. The word…

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Matthew 16:15 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

λέγειlegeiHe saysG3004

αὐτοῖς·autoisto them;G846

ὑμεῖςhumeisYou yourselvesG4771

δὲdebutG1161

τίναtinawhomG5101

μεmeMeG3165

λέγετεlegetedo you pronounceG3004

εἶναι;¶einaito be?G1511

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Matthew 16:15

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.
Matthew 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.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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13:11; Mr 8:29; Lu 9:20

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

Matthew 16:14
And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets.
Matthew 16:15
He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am?
Matthew 16:16
And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.

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Matthew 16:15 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	El les dice: Y vosotros, ¿quién decís que soy?
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Il leur dit: Et vous, qui dites-vous que je suis?
German Elberfelder 1871	Er spricht zu ihnen: Ihr aber, wer saget ihr, daß ich sei?
Latin Clementine Vulgate	Dicit illis Jesus: Vos autem, quem me esse dicitis?