# Matthew 16.13

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**Book:** [Matthew](/codex/matthew/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 11. <span class="rl-speech">How is it that ye do not perceive that I spake not to you concerning bread? But beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.</span> 12. Then understood they that he bade them not beware of the leaven of bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
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> **13. Now when Jesus came into the parts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, <span class="rl-speech">saying, Who do men say that the Son of man is?</span>**
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> 14. And they said, Some say John the Baptist; some, Elijah; and others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets. 15. He saith unto them, <span class="rl-speech">But who say ye that I am?</span> (Matthew 16:11-15, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 11. <span class="rl-speech">How is it that you don’t perceive that I didn’t speak to you concerning bread? But beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”</span> 12. Then they understood that he didn’t tell them to beware of the yeast of bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
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> **13. Now when Jesus came into the parts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, <span class="rl-speech">saying, “Who do men say that I, the Son of Man, am?”</span>**
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> 14. They said, “Some say John the Baptizer, some, Elijah, and others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.” 15. He said to them, <span class="rl-speech">“But who do you say that I am?”</span> (Matthew 16:11-15, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 11. <span class="rl-speech">How is it that ye do not understand that I spake it not to you concerning bread, that ye should beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees?</span> 12. Then understood they how that he bade them not beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.
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> **13. When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, <span class="rl-speech">saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am?</span>**
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> 14. And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets. 15. He saith unto them, <span class="rl-speech">But whom say ye that I am?</span> (Matthew 16:11-15, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 11. <span class="rl-speech">how do ye not understand that I did not speak to you of bread, to take heed of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees?'</span> 12. Then they understood that he did not say to take heed of the leaven of the bread, but of the teaching, of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
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> **13. And Jesus, having come to the parts of Caesarea Philippi, was asking his disciples, saying, 'Who do men say me to be, the Son of Man?'**
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> 14. and they said, 'Some, John the Baptist, and others, Elijah, and others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.' 15. He saith to them, <span class="rl-speech">'And ye, who do ye say me to be?'</span> (Matthew 16:11-15, YLT)

## Setting

- **Speaker:** _TBD_
- **Audience:** _TBD_
- **Location:** _TBD_
- **Time period:** _TBD_

## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._

- [G5207 - huios](/codex/g5207-huios/), *huios*, Strong's G5207
- [G2424 - Iesous](/codex/g2424-iesous/), *Iesous*, Strong's G2424
- [G3004 - lego](/codex/g3004-lego/), *lego*, Strong's G3004

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## Quoted in

**Arguments and defeaters:**

- [Argument from the Question-Asking Asymmetry](/codex/argument-from-the-question-asking-asymmetry/), via [Matthew 16.13-15](/codex/matthew-16-13-15/)

**Concepts:**

- [Christianity](/codex/christianity/), via [Matthew 16.13-20](/codex/matthew-16-13-20/)
- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [Matthew 16](/codex/matthew-16/)

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## Notes

_Your annotations._

## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.