Luke 9:20

Luke 9:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)He said unto them, But whom say ye that I am? Peter answering said, The Christ of God.
• New International Version (NIV)“But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?” Peter answered, “God’s Messiah.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then he said to them, "But who do you say that I am?" And Peter answered, "The Christ of God."
• New King James Version (NKJV)He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” Peter answered and said, “The Christ of God.”

Context of Luke 9:20

18While he was praying in private and his disciples were with him, he asked them, “Who do the crowds say that I am?” 19They 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.” 21But he strictly warned and instructed them to tell this to no one, 22saying, “It is necessary that the Son of Man suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and scribes, be killed, and be raised the third day.”

Luke 9:20 word by word

εἶπεν δὲ αὐτοῖς· ὑμεῖς δὲ τίνα με λέγετε εἶναι; Πέτρος δὲ ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν· τὸν χριστὸν τοῦ θεοῦ.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·δέde · thenG1161
• He saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• unto themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• whomτίςtis · which?G5101
• yeσύsu · youG4771
• Iἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• amεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• Peterὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• PeterΠέτροςPetros · PeterG4074
• answeringἀποκρίνωapokrinomai · to answerG611
• The ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
• of Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316

Cross-references for Luke 9:20

• Matthew 5:47And if you greet only your brothers and sisters, what are you doing out of the ordinary? Don’t even the Gentiles do the same?
• Matthew 16:15“But you,” he asked them, “who do you say that I am?”
• Matthew 22:42“What do you think about the Messiah? Whose son is he?” They replied, “David’s.”
• Luke 22:67They said, “If you are the Messiah, tell us.” But he said to them, “If I do tell you, you will not believe.
• Matthew 16:16Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.”
• Matthew 26:63But Jesus kept silent. The high priest said to him, “I charge you under oath by the living God: Tell us if you are the Messiah, the Son of God.”
• Mark 8:29“But you,” he asked them, “who do you say that I am?” Peter answered him, “You are the Messiah.”
• Mark 14:61But he kept silent and did not answer. Again the high priest questioned him, “Are you the Messiah, the Son of the Blessed One?”
• John 1:41He first found his own brother Simon and told him, “We have found the Messiah” (which is translated “the Christ”),
• John 4:29“Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the Messiah?”
• John 6:69We have come to believe and know that you are the Holy One of God.”
• John 7:41Others said, “This is the Messiah.” But some said, “Surely the Messiah doesn’t come from Galilee, does he?
• John 11:27“Yes, Lord,” she told him, “I believe you are the Messiah, the Son of God, who comes into the world.”
• John 20:31But these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.
• Acts 9:22But Saul grew stronger and kept confounding the Jews who lived in Damascus by proving that Jesus is the Messiah.

Commentaries on Luke 9:20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20But whom say ye that I am? - Whom do ye tell the people that I am? What do ye preach concerning me? See also on Matthew 16:14; (note); and see the observations at the end of this chapter, (note). 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 Matthew 16:16; (note), etc., where see the notes; and see also the observations of Granville Sharp, Esq., at the end of this…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18-26Verses 18-26 See the Matthew 16:13-27 notes; Mark 8:27-38 notes. Luke 9:20 The Christ of God - The “Anointed” of God. The “Messiah” appointed by God, and who had been long promised by him. See the notes at Matthew 1:1.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 18-27Verses 18-27 It is an unspeakable comfort that our Lord Jesus is God's Anointed; this signifies that he was both appointed to be the Messiah, and qualified for it. Jesus discourses concerning his own sufferings and death. And so far must his disciples be from thinking how to prevent his sufferings, that they must prepare for their own. We often meet with crosses in the way of duty; and though we must not pull them upon our own heads, yet, when they are…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 20The Christ: This phrase could be translated "the LORD's anointed," a title for the king of Israel (1 Samuel 24:6, 10; 2 Samuel 19:21; Psalm 2:2). David was the LORD's anointed, and so was the Christ.Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 9:20

• Faith
• Jesus Continued
• Peter

In the dictionaries

• Christ
• God
• Peter
• Christ, Messiah
• Peter, Simon Peter, Cephas
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Advantage
• Belong
• Bless
• Close

Commentaries on Luke 9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings