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Luke 9:18–20

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Peter Confesses Jesus Is the Christ

18aAnd it happened that while He was bpraying alone, the disciples were with Him, and He questioned them, saying, “Who do the crowds say that I am?”

19And they answered and said, “John the Baptist, and others say Elijah, but others, that one of the prophets of old has risen again.”

20And He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” And Peter answered and said, “aThe 1Christ of God.”

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Footnotes

  1. 1Messiah

Cross references

  1. aLuke 9:18–20: Matt 16:13–16; Mark 8:27–29
  2. bMatt 14:23; Luke 6:12; 9:28
  3. aJohn 6:68f

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Now 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?” And they answered, “John the Baptist. But others say, Elijah, and others, that one of the prophets of old has risen.” Then he said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” And Peter answered, “The Christ of God.”

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.”

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.”

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!”

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.”

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.