Luke 9:18

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

Text-Critical English NT

In The King 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?

In Context

17They all ate and were filled, and what was left over was picked up, twelve baskets of broken pieces.

19They answered, “Some say John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and others say that one of the ancient prophets has risen.”

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Cross References

Matthew 26:36Then Jesus went with them to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to the disciples, “Sit here while I go over there and pray.”

Luke 11:1One day Jesus was praying in a certain place, and when he finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.”

Matthew Henry on Luke 9:11-18

The Multitude Miraculously Fed. 10 And the apostles, when they were returned, told him all that they had done. And he took them, and went aside privately into a desert place belonging to the city called Bethsaida. 11 And the people, when they knew it, followed him: and he received them, and spake unto them of the kingdom of God, and healed them that had need of healing. 12 And when the day began to wear away, then came the twelve, and said unto him, Send the multitude away, that they may go into the towns and… Read the whole commentary →

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