Mat 16:13-14 | TNotes | STEP | 16:13 Caesarea Philippi , located approximately twenty-five miles north of Capernaum, hosted many shrines to the Roman god of nature, Pan.

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b16:14►

c14:1-2►

d11:14►

e17:10-12►

fMal 3:1►

g4:5-6►

hMatt 5:17►

i15:1-20►

‏ Matthew 16:13-14

16:13 ^a Caesarea Philippi, located approximately twenty-five miles north of Capernaum, hosted many shrines to the Roman god of nature, Pan.
16:14 ^b Some, such as Herod Antipas (14:1-2 ^c), thought Jesus was John the Baptist resurrected.

• Elijah was expected as a forerunner to the Messiah (11:14 ^d; 17:10-12 ^e; Mal 3:1 ^f; 4:5-6 ^g).

• Jeremiah or one of the other prophets: Some Jews expected Jeremiah to be raised (see 2 Maccabees 15:13-16). Jesus’ strong stand on sensitive matters (Matt 5:17 ^h; 15:1-20 ⁱ) may have led some to think Jesus was Jeremiah. Jesus was not yet understood as God’s Messiah.