Luke 9:20
18 And it came to pass, as he was alone praying, his disciples were with him: and he asked them, saying, Whom say the people that I am?
19 They answering said, John the Baptist; but some say, Elias; and others say, that one of the old prophets is risen again.
He said unto them, But whom say ye that I am? Peter answering said, The Christ of God.
21 And he straitly charged them, and commanded them to tell no man that thing;
22 Saying, The Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be slain, and be raised the third day.
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
He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am?
Read in contextJohn 6:68–69
Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life.
Read in contextJohn 7:41
Others said, This is the Christ. But some said, Shall Christ come out of Galilee?
Read in contextJohn 4:42
And said unto the woman, Now we believe, not because of thy saying: for we have heard him ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Christ, the Saviour of the world.
Read in contextJohn 20:31
But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.
Read in contextJohn 4:29
Come, see a man, which told me all things that ever I did: is not this the Christ?
Read in contextLuke 22:67
Art thou the Christ? tell us. And he said unto them, If I tell you, ye will not believe:
Read in contextMatthew 5:47
And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans so?
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