When Jesus came into the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying,
Whom do men say that I the Son of man am?
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John Chrysostom
AD 407
Why does he mention Philip, the founder of the city? Because there was another city, Caesarea Stratonis. He does not go there, but rather he leads them far away from Judea, so that being freed from all alarm, they might speak with boldness all that was in their mind. The Gospel of Matthew, Homily
