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Matthew 16:14

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And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets.
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  1. Mark 6:15Rank 1 from verse 14
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    15Others said, That it is Elias. And others said, That it is a prophet, or as one of the prophets.

  2. Matthew 14:2Rank 2 from verse 14
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    2And said unto his servants, This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead; and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him.

  3. Malachi 4:5Rank 3 from verse 14
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    5¶ Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord:

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    17They say unto the blind man again, What sayest thou of him, that he hath opened thine eyes? He said, He is a prophet.

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    18¶ And it came to pass, as he was alone praying, his disciples were with him: and he asked them, saying, Whom say the people that I am?

    19They answering said, John the Baptist; but some say, Elias; and others say, that one of the old prophets is risen again.

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Matthew 16:14

COMBINED MEANING

say

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Sense 1: To speak, declare, tell, or express. Sense 2: What is said.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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art

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1. The second-person singular present form of be: are, when one person is addressed. 2. Skill, craft, or skilled workmanship used to make or prepare something.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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Baptist

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One who baptizes; as a title, John the Baptist.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Cawdrey 1604 · Bullokar 1616 · Webster 1828

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16:13¶ When Jesus came into the coasts of Cæsarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am?

16:14And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets.

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16:15He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am?

16:16And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.

16:17And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-jona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.

16:18And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

16:19And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.

16:20Then charged he his disciples that they should tell no man that he was Jesus the Christ.

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