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Matthew 16:15

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He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am?
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  1. Luke 9:20Rank 1 from verse 15
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    20He said unto them, But whom say ye that I am? Peter answering said, The Christ of God.

  2. Mark 8:29Rank 2 from verse 15
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    29And he saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Peter answereth and saith unto him, Thou art the Christ.

  3. Matthew 13:11Rank 3 from verse 15
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    11He 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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Matthew 16:15

COMBINED MEANING

but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

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whom

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The objective form of who, referring to the person or persons acted upon or related to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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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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ye

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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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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.

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

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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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