These former fishermen, tax collectors and religious zealots who made up the disciples of Jesus, answered the question according to the opinions people held of Him. None of them could volunteer an answer of his own. They fell for the people's speculations of whom Jesus was. The opinions were varied: Some said he was John the Baptist; others believed He was Elijah, Jeremiah or one of the other prophets returned from the dead. You can just imagine how disappointed Jesus was because His own disciples could only report what others had said concerning Him.