Excellent question! Jesus asked that question to set the scene and attune their minds to, an even more pertinent, follow up question. So I want to deal with this second question. read more
Weymouth New Testament From that place Jesus and His disciples went to the villages belonging to Caesarea Philippi. read more
Having caused the disciples to think about who He was by asking them who people said that He was, Jesus now asked them the most important question of all, the question whose answer only the truly redeemed understand, to tell Him who they thought He was. To this question Peter gave his ‘Great Confession’ 2.3.1. read more