Matthew 16:14

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And they said, Some say, John the Baptist; some, Elijah; and others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.

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  • Mark 6:15 : 15 But others said, It is Elijah. And others said, It is a prophet, even like one of the prophets.
  • Matt 14:2 : 2 And he said to his servants, This is John the Baptist; he has come back from the dead, and so these powers are working in him.
  • Mal 4:5 : 5 See, I am sending you Elijah the prophet before the day of the Lord comes, that great day, greatly to be feared.
  • Matt 17:10 : 10 And his disciples, questioning him, said, Why then do the scribes say that Elijah has to come first?
  • John 7:12 : 12 And there was much discussion about him among the mass of the people. Some said, He is a good man; but others said, No, he is giving people false ideas.
  • John 7:40-41 : 40 When these words came to their ears, some of the people said, This is certainly the prophet. 41 Others said, This is the Christ. But others said, Not so; will the Christ come from Galilee?
  • John 9:17 : 17 Again they said to the blind man, What have you to say about him for opening your eyes? And he said, He is a prophet.
  • Mark 8:28 : 28 And they made answer, John the Baptist; and others, Elijah; but others, One of the prophets.
  • Luke 9:8 : 8 And by some, that Elijah had come; and by others, that one of the old prophets had come back to life.
  • Luke 9:18-19 : 18 And it came about that when he was in prayer, by himself, and the disciples were with him, he put a question to them, saying, Who do the people say I am? 19 And they, answering, said, John the Baptist; but others say Elijah; and others, that one of the old prophets has come back.
  • John 1:21 : 21 And they said to him, What then? Are you Elijah? And he said, I am not. Are you the prophet? And his answer was, I am not.

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    27And Jesus went out, with his disciples, into the little towns round Caesarea Philippi; and on the way he put a question to his disciples, saying, Who do men say that I am?

    28And they made answer, John the Baptist; and others, Elijah; but others, One of the prophets.

    29And he said to them, But who do you say I am? Peter said in answer, You are the Christ.

  • Luke 9:18-20
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    18And it came about that when he was in prayer, by himself, and the disciples were with him, he put a question to them, saying, Who do the people say I am?

    19And they, answering, said, John the Baptist; but others say Elijah; and others, that one of the old prophets has come back.

    20And he said, But who do you say that I am? And Peter, answering, said, The Christ of God.

  • Mark 6:15-16
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    15But others said, It is Elijah. And others said, It is a prophet, even like one of the prophets.

    16But Herod, when he had news of it, said, John, whom I put to death, has come back from the dead.

  • Matt 16:15
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    15He says to them, But who do you say that I am?

  • Matt 16:13
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    13Now when Jesus had come into the parts of Caesarea Philippi, he said, questioning his disciples, Who do men say that the Son of man is?

  • Luke 9:8
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    8And by some, that Elijah had come; and by others, that one of the old prophets had come back to life.

  • John 1:21-22
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    21And they said to him, What then? Are you Elijah? And he said, I am not. Are you the prophet? And his answer was, I am not.

    22So they said to him, Who are you then? We have to give some answer to those who sent us. What have you to say about yourself?

  • John 7:40-41
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    40When these words came to their ears, some of the people said, This is certainly the prophet.

    41Others said, This is the Christ. But others said, Not so; will the Christ come from Galilee?

  • John 18:34
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    34Jesus made answer, Do you say this of yourself, or did others say it about me?

  • Mark 11:32
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    32But if we say, From men--they were in fear of the people, because all took John to be truly a prophet.

  • Matt 17:12-13
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    12But I say to you that Elijah has come, and they had no knowledge of him, but did to him whatever they were pleased to do; the same will the Son of man undergo at their hands.

    13Then the disciples saw that he was talking to them of John the Baptist.

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    11And the people said, This is the prophet Jesus, from Nazareth of Galilee.

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    25And they put this question to him, saying, Why then are you giving baptism if you are not the Christ, or Elijah, or the prophet?

  • Mark 9:11
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    11And they put a question to him, saying, Why do the scribes say that Elijah has to come first?

  • Luke 7:19-20
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    19Then John sent two of his disciples to the Lord, saying, Are you he who is to come, or are we waiting for another?

    20And when the men came to him they said, John the Baptist has sent us to you, saying, Are you he who is to come, or are we waiting for another?

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    70And they all said, Are you then the Son of God? and he said, You say that I am.

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    26And they went to John and said to him, Rabbi, the man who was with you on the other side of the Jordan, the man to whom you gave witness, is now giving baptism, and everyone is going to him.

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    2And he said to his servants, This is John the Baptist; he has come back from the dead, and so these powers are working in him.

  • Luke 20:6-7
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    6But if we say, Of men; we will be stoned by the people, for they are certain that John was a prophet.

    7And they made answer that they had no idea where it came from.

  • John 6:14
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    14And when the people saw the sign which he had done, they said, Truly, this is the prophet who is to come into the world.

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    25The baptism of John, where did it come from? from heaven or from men? And they were reasoning among themselves, saying, If we say, From heaven; he will say to us, Why then did you not have faith in him?

    26But if we say, From men; we are in fear of the people, because all take John to be a prophet.

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    3To say to him, Are you he who is to come, or are we waiting for another?

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    10And his disciples, questioning him, said, Why then do the scribes say that Elijah has to come first?

  • John 7:25
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    25Then some of the people of Jerusalem said, Is not this the man whose death is desired?

  • John 9:17
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    17Again they said to the blind man, What have you to say about him for opening your eyes? And he said, He is a prophet.

  • Luke 7:26
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    26But what did you go out to see? a prophet? Yes, I say to you, and more than a prophet.

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    47And some of those who were near by, hearing it, said, This man is crying to Elijah.

  • Mark 15:35
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    35And some of those who were near, hearing it, said, See, he is crying to Elijah.

  • John 9:9
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    9But why did you go out? to see a prophet? Yes, I say to you, and more than a prophet.

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    14And if you are able to see it, this is Elijah who was to come.

  • Luke 20:2-4
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    2That the chief priests and the scribes and the rulers of the people came to him and said, Make clear to us by what authority you do these things and who gave you this authority.

    3And in answer he said to them, I will put a question to you, and do you give me an answer:

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    46And though they had a desire to take him, they were in fear of the people, because in their eyes he was a prophet.

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    13But I say to you that Elijah has come, and they have done to him whatever they were pleased to do, even as the Writings say about him.

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    16And he said, What are you questioning them about?