Luke 9:18

And as he was praying in private with his disciples, he asked them, and said: Who, do the multitudes say of me, that I am?

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

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

17And they all ate, and were satisfied: and they took up the fragments of remains, twelve baskets.

19They answer and say to him: John the Baptizer; others, Elijah and others, a prophet, one of the ancient prophets arisen.

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Cross References

Matthew 26:36Then came Jesus with them to a place called Gethsemane: and he said to his disciples, Sit ye here, while I go and pray.

Luke 11:1And as he was praying in a certain place, it occurred, that when he ceased, one of his disciples said to him: Our Lord, teach us to pray, as John also 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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