Matthew Poole and continuators on Matthew 16:14

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

This, and the following part of this Discourse, is related both by Mark and Luke: Mark hath it, Ch. 8.27. And Iesus went out, and his Disciples, into the Town of Cesarea Philippi, and by the way he asked his Disciples, saying unto them: Whom do Men say that I am? And they answered, Iohn the Baptist, but some say Elias, and others, one of the Prophets. Luke saith, Ch. 9.18, 19. 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. They answering him, said Iohn the Baptist, but some say Elias, and others say, That one of the Old Prophets is risen again. Matthew and Mark name the place, whither our Saviour was going, viz. Cesarea Philippi: It is so called partly, to destinguish it from another Cesarea, and partly, because it was built to the Honour of Tiberius Caesar, by Philip the Tretrach. It was a City at the bottom of Lebanon, and upon the River of Iordan. Mark saith, this Discourse was in the way, Luke saith, As he was alone Praying, but As must there signifie after, for we cannot think that our Saviour would interrupt himself in Prayer by this Discourse, nor could he be alone Praying, if his Disciples were with him, both which Luke s[illegible: 1 letter]ith, So that [non-Latin text not transcribed], were certainly translated better. After he had been praying alone, his Disciples were with him, so that this D[illegible: 1 letter]sco[illegible: 1 letter]rse might be (as Mark saith) in the Way, before they came to Cesarea Philippi, whither he was going. He asked his Disciples, saying, whom do men (or the People, as Luke hath it) say that I am? Not that our Saviour who knew the Hearts of all, did not know, but to draw out Peters following Confession. And they said unto him, some say, thou art Iohn the Baptist, we heard before that Herod said so, others Elias. This respected the Prophecy, Mal. 4.4, 5. the Iews had a Tradition, that before the coming of the Messias, Elias should come, Ioh. 1.21. Some say Ieremias, this is only in Matthew, or one of the Prophets. The Iews seeing Christ do such wonderful Works, could not resolve themselves wh[illegible: 1 letter] he was. Herod and his Court-party said: That he was Iohn the Baptist risen from the dead. They had it seems, an Opinion of some extraordinary Vertues, or Powers, in such as were risen from the dead. Many Interpreters agree that the Iews had an Opinion, that Good mens Souls when they died, went into other Bodies, this made them guess that our Saviour was one of the Old Prophets.

Marginal references: Chap. 14▪2.