Luke 9:20
18 One day as Jesus was praying in private and the disciples were with Him, He questioned them: “Who do the crowds say I am?”
19 They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, that a prophet of old has arisen.”
“But what about you?” Jesus asked. “Who do you say I am?” Peter answered, “The Christ of God.”
21 Jesus strictly warned them not to tell this to anyone.
22 “The Son of Man must suffer many things,” He said. “He must be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and He must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.”
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- “But what about you?” Jesus asked. “Who do you say I am?” Peter answered, “The Christ of God.”
- KJV
- He said unto them, But whom say ye that I am? Peter answering said, The Christ of God.
- WEB
- He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” Peter answered, “The Christ of God.”
- ASV
- And he said unto them, But who say ye that I am? And Peter answering said, The Christ of God.
- DARBY
- And he said to them, But *ye*, who do ye say that I am? And Peter answering said, The Christ of God.
- BLB
- And He said to them, “But you⁺, who do you⁺ say I am?” And answering, Peter said, “The Christ of God.”
- ÅB
- Han sa til dem: Men dere, hvem sier dere at jeg er? Da svarte Peter: Guds Messias.
- OTB
- "Men hva med dere?" spurte han. "Hvem sier dere at jeg er?" Peter svarte: "Guds Kristus."
- B1930
- Han sa til dem: Men I, hvem sier I at jeg er? Da svarte Peter: Guds Messias.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Matthew 16:15–17
“But what about you?” Jesus asked. “Who do you say I am?”
Read in contextJohn 6:68–69
Simon Peter replied, “Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words of eternal life.
Read in contextJohn 7:41
Others declared, “This is the Christ.” But still others asked, “How can the Christ come from Galilee?
Read in contextJohn 4:42
They said to the woman, “We now believe not only because of your words; we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this man truly is the Savior of the world.”
Read in contextJohn 20:31
But these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in His name.
Read in contextJohn 4:29
“Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the Christ?”
Read in contextLuke 22:67
“If You are the Christ, tell us.” Jesus answered, “If I tell you, you will not believe.
Read in contextMatthew 5:47
And if you greet only your brothers, what are you doing more than others? Do not even Gentiles do the same?
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