¹⁸^jNow it happened that as he was praying alone, the disciples were with him. And he asked them, “Who do the crowds say that I am?” ¹⁹And they answered, ^k“John the Baptist. But others say, ^lElijah, and others, that one of the prophets of old has risen.” ²⁰Then he said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” And Peter answered, ^m“The Christ of God.”

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²¹ⁿAnd he strictly charged and commanded them to tell this to no one,

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Cross references

jFor ver. 18–20, see Matt. 16:13–16; Mark 8:27–29
kver. 7; Matt. 14:2; Mark 6:14
lver. 8; Mark 6:15; [Matt. 17:10; Mark 9:11; John 1:21]
mch. 23:35; Acts 3:18; Rev. 12:10; See Matt. 1:17
n Matt. 16:20; Mark 8:30; See Matt. 12:16

In other versions

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Once when Jesus was praying in private and his disciples were with him, he asked them, “Who do the crowds say I am?”

They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, that one of the prophets of long ago has come back to life.”

“But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?”

Peter answered, “God’s Messiah.”

Jesus strictly warned them not to tell this to anyone.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

While he was praying in private and his disciples were with him, he asked them, “Who do the crowds say that I am?”

They answered, “John the Baptist; others, Elijah; still others, that one of the ancient prophets has come back.”

“But you,” he asked them, “who do you say that I am?”

Peter answered, “God’s Messiah.”

But he strictly warned and instructed them to tell this to no one,

NLTNew Living Translation

One day Jesus left the crowds to pray alone. Only his disciples were with him, and he asked them, “Who do people say I am?”

“Well,” they replied, “some say John the Baptist, some say Elijah, and others say you are one of the other ancient prophets risen from the dead.”

Then he asked them, “But who do you say I am?”

Peter replied, “You are the Messiah sent from God!”

Jesus warned his disciples not to tell anyone who he was.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And it happened that while he was praying alone, the disciples were with him. And he asked them, saying, “Who do the crowds say that I am?” And they answered and said, “John the Baptist, but others, Elijah, and others, that one of the ancient prophets has risen.” And he said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” And Peter answered and said, “The Christ of God.”

But he warned and commanded them to tell this to no one,

KJV 1900King James Version

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? 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. And he straitly charged them, and commanded them to tell no man that thing;

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