Luke 9:20
"But you," He asked, "who do you say that I am?" "God's Anointed One," replied Peter.
Weymouth NT (1912)
In The King James Version
He said unto them, But whom say ye that I am? Peter answering said, The Christ of God.
In Context
21And Jesus strictly forbad them to tell this to any one;
Cross References
Matthew 5:47And if you salute only your near relatives, what praise is due to you? Do not even the Gentiles do the same?
Matthew 22:42"What think you about the Christ," He said, "whose son is He?" "David's," they replied.
Mark 8:29Then He asked them pointedly, "But you yourselves, who do you say that I am?" "You are the Christ," answered Peter.
Luke 22:67"Are you the Christ? Tell us." "If I tell you," He replied, "you will certainly not believe;
John 1:49"Rabbi," cried Nathanael, "you are the Son of God, you are Israel's King!"
John 4:42and they said to the woman, "We no longer believe in Him simply because of your statements; for we have now heard for ourselves, and we know that this man really is the Saviour of the world."
Matthew Henry on Luke 9:19-28
Peter's Enlightened Testimony;Self-Denial Enjoined. 18 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? 19 They answering said, John the Baptist; but some say, Elias; and others say, that one of the old prophets is risen again. 20 He said unto them, But whom say ye that I am? Peter answering said, The Christ of God. 21 And he straitly charged them, and commanded them to tell no man that thing; 22 Saying, The Son of man must suffer… Read the whole commentary →