Matthew 16:13
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“When Jesus came into the coasts of Cesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am?”
μαθητής
Not just a follower — a learner who becomes like the teacher. The last command Jesus gives is not go and convert — it is go and make mathetes. People who learn from Me, walk like Me, think like Me, love like Me. The mission is not decisions. It is transformation.
υἱός
Son
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υἱός
Son, descendant, one sharing the nature of. Huios. You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. Sonship through faith is the highest status available to a human being.
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Ἰησοῦς
Jesus
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Ἰησοῦς
Jesus. Iesous. The Greek form of Yeshua meaning the LORD saves. The name given before His birth. In His name is salvation healing and authority over every power of darkness.
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λέγω
do pronounce
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λέγω
To say, to speak with authority. Jesus said and it was so. When Jesus speaks everything listens. His words carry the weight of creation behind them.
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ἔρχομαι
Having come
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ἔρχομαι
To come, to go, to arrive. Erchomai. Come Lord Jesus. The final prayer of Scripture is an invitation. The church lives in expectation of His return.
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τίς
Whom
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τίς
an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions)
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μέρος
district
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μέρος
a division or share (literally or figuratively, in a wide application)
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Φίλιππος
Philippi
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Φίλιππος
fond of horses; Philippus, the name of four Israelites
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Καισάρεια
of Caesarea
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Καισάρεια
Cæsaria, the name of two places in Palestine
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ἐρωτάω
He was questioning
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ἐρωτάω
to interrogate; by implication, to request
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εἶναι
to be
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εἶναι
to exist
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