In today’s gospel from Matthew 16, Jesus has a private conversation with his disciples and asks them what people have been saying about him. “Who do people say that I am?”, He asks. To appreciate why Jesus wanted to know this, we can refer to how Luke describes the same private conversation. Apparently, according to Luke chapter 9, Herod had been hearing stories about Jesus, about his incredible miracles and his controversial preachings. And in verse 8 and 9, Herod is perplexed, saying: “I thought I beheaded John already. Now, who, then, is this person I hear such things about?” And so, Herod must have started asking around about Jesus.
And that’s why, now, Jesus wants to know, what people are saying about Him.
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