He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” Peter answered, “The Christ of God.”
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He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” Peter answered, “The Christ of God.”
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And he sayd vnto them, But whom say ye that I am? Peter answered, and sayd, That Christ of God.
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Passages linked to Luke 9:20 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Matthew 16:15-17 He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” Simon Peter answered, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” Jesus answered him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven.
- John 1:49 Nathanael answered him, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are King of Israel!”
- John 4:29 “Come, see a man who told me everything that I did. Can this be the Christ?”
- John 4:42 They said to the woman, “Now we believe, not because of your speaking; for we have heard for ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Christ, the Savior of the world.”
- John 6:68-69 Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words of eternal life. We have come to believe and know that you are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
- John 7:41 Others said, “This is the Christ.” But some said, “What, does the Christ come out of Galilee?
- John 20:31 but these are written, that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in his name.
- Mark 8:29 He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” Peter answered, “You are the Christ.”
- John 1:41 He first found his own brother, Simon, and said to him, “We have found the Messiah!” (which is, being interpreted, Christ).
- John 11:27 She said to him, “Yes, Lord. I have come to believe that you are the Christ, God’s Son, he who comes into the world.”
- Acts 9:22 But Saul increased more in strength, and confounded the Jews who lived at Damascus, proving that this is the Christ.
- Acts 17:3 explaining and demonstrating that the Christ had to suffer and rise again from the dead, and saying, “This Jesus, whom I proclaim to you, is the Christ.”
- Matthew 5:47 If you only greet your friends, what more do you do than others? Don’t even the tax collectors do the same?
- Matthew 22:42 saying, “What do you think of the Christ? Whose son is he?” They said to him, “Of David.”
- Mark 14:61 But he stayed quiet, and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him, “Are you the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?”
- Luke 22:67 “If you are the Christ, tell us.” But he said to them, “If I tell you, you won’t believe,
- Acts 8:36 As they went on the way, they came to some water, and the eunuch said, “Behold, here is water. What is keeping me from being baptized?”
- 1 John 5:1 Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God. Whoever loves the Father also loves the child who is born of him.
- Matthew 26:63 But Jesus held his peace. The high priest answered him, “I adjure you by the living God, that you tell us whether you are the Christ, the Son of God.”
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 20 He said unto them, But whom say ye…
20 He said unto them, But whom say ye that I am? Peter answering said, The Christ of God.
Ver. 20. See Mat 16:13-14 Mar 8:28.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And he strictly charged them, and commanded them,.... Though…
And he strictly charged them, and commanded them,.... Though he highly approved of this their confession, and pronounced Peter blessed upon it; and signified that it was a discovery which flesh and blood could not make, but what was made to him his Father: yet he gave them a strict charge, and laid his commands on them,
to tell no man that thing; that he was the Messiah, and the eternal Son of God, and the true God, as well as the son of man, and really man: the reasons for this: See Gill on Mat 16:20.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 20. But whom say ye that I am?]…
Verse 20. But whom say ye that I am?] Whom do ye tell the people that I am? What do ye preach concerning me? See also on Mt 16:14; and see the observations at the end of this chapter.
The Christ of God.] The Coptic and later Persic read, Thou art Christ God. After this comes in Peter's confession of our Lord, as related Mt 16:16, c., where see the notes and see also the observations of Granville Sharp, Esq., at the end of this chapter. See Clarke on Lu 9:62
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 20. The Christ of God] “Thou art the Christ,…
20. The Christ of God] “Thou art the Christ, the Son of the Living God,” Mat_16:16. “The Lord’s Christ,” Luk_2:26. After the estranging speech at Capernaum our Lord had asked, “Will ye also go away?” and then St Peter’s answer had been “we have believed and recognised that thou art the Holy One of God,” Joh_6:69 (א, B, C, D, L, &c.). Nathanael had recognised Him as “the Son of God” and “the King of Israel.” Later, Martha confessed Him as “the Christ, the Son of God,” Joh_11:27. But now for the first time the revealed mystery was openly recognised and confessed. St Luke omits the blessing of St Peter, which whatever may be its exact meaning at any rate can have conferred on him no sort of primacy or superior authority among the Apostles. See Luk_22:24-26; Mat_18:1; Joh_21:19-23; Gal_2:9; Gal_2:11, &c.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (20) The Christ of God.—This precise form of expression…
(20) The Christ of God.—This precise form of expression is peculiar to St. Luke. It agrees substantially with “the Lord’s Christ” of the song of Simeon (Luk_2:26).
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain But whom say ye that I am Peter answering…
But whom say ye that I am Peter answering said, The Christ of God. And the Master listened, apparently without comment, to this reply, which told him what the people said of him, and then went on, "But you, my disciples, who have been ever with he, what say, what think you about me?" Peter, as the representative of the others in that little chosen company, answers, "We believe that thou art more than any prophet or national hero or forerunner of the Messiah; we think that thou art the Messiah himself. Dr. Morrison very beautifully pictures the disciples" state of mind at this juncture. "No doubt the true light on the subject had often gleamed through the darkness of their minds. (see Joh_1:29, Joh_1:33, Joh_1:34, Joh_1:41, Joh_1:45, Joh_1:49, etc.) But, though gleam succeeded gleam, in flashes that revealed the Illimitable, the darkness would ever, more or less, close in again. They could not altogether help it. They were witnesses of a "humiliation" which they could not reconcile with the notions they had inherited in reference to the power and pomp of the Messiah. And yet it was evident that he was entirely unlike all other rabbis. He was the Master of masters, and a mystery over and above. An inner lustre was continually breaking through. It was glorious; it was unique. His character was transcendently noble and pure. He had not, moreover, obtruded self-assertions on them. He had left them, in a great measure, to observe for themselves; and they had been observing." It was, indeed, on the part of these feeble disciples a pure and lofty expression of the effect produced on their hearts by Jesus Christ"s teaching. But though these men, afterwards so great, had attained to this grand conception of their adored Master, though they alone, among the crowds, through the sad coloured veil of his low estate, could see shining the glory of Divinity, yet they could not grasp yet the conception of a suffering Messiah, and in spite of all the teaching of the Master, the cross and the Passion made them unbelievers again. It needed the Resurrection to complete the education of faith.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 Then he said to them
Then he said to them
"Then Jesus said to his disciples"
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them to tell this to no one.
"not to tell anyone" or "that they should not tell anyone." This could be stated as a direct quote. AT: them, "'Do not tell anyone.'" (See: Direct and Indirect Quotations)
The Son of Man must suffer many things
"People will cause the Son of Man to suffer greatly"
The Son of Man ... and he will
Jesus is referring to himself. AT: "I, the Son of Man ... and I will" (See: First, Second, or Third Person)
be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes
This can be stated in active form. AT: "the elders, chief priests, and scribes will reject him" (See: Active or Passive)
he will be killed
This can be stated in active form. AT: "they will kill him" (See: Active or Passive)
on the third day
"three days after he dies" or "on the third day after his death" (See: Ordinal Numbers)
he will ... be raised
"he will ... be made alive again." This can be stated in active form. AT: "God will ... make him alive again" or "he will ... live again" (See: Active or Passive)
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 9:20 the Messiah: The phrase could be translated “the…
9:20 the Messiah: The phrase could be translated “the Lord’s Anointed,” a designation for the king of Israel (1 Sam 24:6, 10; 2 Sam 19:21; Ps 2:2). David was the Lord’s anointed, as was the Messiah.
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