Mark 8:29
27 Then Jesus and His disciples went on to the villages around Caesarea Philippi. On the way, He questioned His disciples: “Who do people say I am?”
28 They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, one of the prophets.”
“But what about you?” Jesus asked. “Who do you say I am?” Peter answered, “You are the Christ.”
30 And Jesus warned them not to tell anyone about Him.
31 Then He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and that He must be killed and after three days rise again.
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, “You are the Christ.”
- KJV
- And he saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Peter answereth and saith unto him, Thou art the Christ.
- WEB
- He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” Peter answered, “You are the Christ.”
- ASV
- And he asked them, But who say ye that I am? Peter answereth and saith unto him, Thou art the Christ.
- DARBY
- And he asked them, But *ye*, who do ye say that I am? And Peter answering says to him, *Thou* art the Christ.
- BLB
- And He was questioning them, “But you⁺, who do you⁺ say I am?” Answering, Peter says to Him, “You are the Christ.”
- ÅB
- Og han spurte dem: Men dere, hvem sier dere at jeg er? Peter svarte og sa til ham: Du er Messias.
- OTB
- "Men hva med dere?" spurte han. "Hvem sier dere at jeg er?" Peter svarte: "Du er Kristus."
- B1930
- Og han spurte dem: Men I, hvem sier I at jeg er? Peter svarte og sa til ham: Du er Messias.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 John 4:15
If anyone confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.
Read in contextMatthew 16:15–16
“But what about you?” Jesus asked. “Who do you say I am?”
Read in context1 John 5:1
Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father also loves those born of Him.
Read in contextJohn 11:27
“Yes, Lord,” she answered, “I believe that You are the Christ, the Son of God, who was to come into the world.”
Read in contextLuke 9:20
“But what about you?” Jesus asked. “Who do you say I am?” Peter answered, “The Christ of God.”
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 contextActs 9:20
Saul promptly began to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues, declaring, “He is the Son of God.”
Read in contextJohn 6:69
We believe and know that You are the Holy One of God.”
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