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Luke 9:20
“But what about you?” Jesus asked. “Who do you say I am?” Peter answered, “The Christ of God.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus turns to His disciples immediately after they report public speculation about His identity. He shifts the inquiry from collective rumor to individual confession.
The words — ὑμεῖς (humeis) means "You yourselves" and τὶνα (tina) means "whom," framing the question as a direct, personal demand for a specific identification.
The thread — This exact dialogue pattern appears in Matthew 16:15, while John 1:49 and John 4:29 record similar confessional responses to Jesus' identity.
Why it lands — It requires the reader to move beyond secondhand opinions and state a personal conclusion about Jesus' identity. The text demands a direct answer rather than a defensive evasion.
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The Greek words
King James Version
He said unto them, But whom say ye that I am? Peter answering said, The Christ of God.
Cross-references
- Matthew 16:15 “But what about you?” Jesus asked. “Who do you say I am?”
- John 1:49 “Rabbi,” Nathanael answered, “You are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!”
- John 4:29 “Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the Christ?”
- John 4:42 They said to the woman, “We now believe not only because of your words; we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this man truly is the Savior of the world.”
- John 6:68 Simon Peter replied, “Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words of eternal life.
- John 7:41 Others declared, “This is the Christ.” But still others asked, “How can the Christ come from Galilee?
- John 20:31 But these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in His name.
- Mark 8:29 “But what about you?” Jesus asked. “Who do you say I am?” Peter answered, “You are the Christ.”
- John 1:41 He first found his brother Simon and told him, “We have found the Messiah” (which is translated as Christ).
- John 11:27 “Yes, Lord,” she answered, “I believe that You are the Christ, the Son of God, who was to come into the world.”