Matthew 16

Peter’s Confession at Caesarea Philippi

13 Now when**Here "when" is supplied as a component of the participle ("came") which is understood as temporal Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi,*Literally "of Philip" he began asking**The imperfect tense has been translated as ingressive here ("began asking") his disciples, saying, "Who do people say that the Son of Man is?" 14 And they said, Some*Literally "those on the one hand" 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**Here "and" is supplied because the previous participle ("answered") has been translated as a finite verb said, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God!"