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Mark 8:29
“But what about you?” Jesus asked. “Who do you say I am?” Peter answered, “You are the Christ.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus turns from the crowd’s reported opinions to directly question His disciples, prompting Peter to declare his personal belief. The words — The Greek ἐπηρώτα (epērōta) means He was questioning, and ὑμεῖς (humeis) means You yourselves, marking a shift from general speculation to personal inquiry. The thread — The direct question parallels Matthew 16:15, while Peter’s confession of Jesus as the Christ aligns with the confessional statements in 1 John 4:15 and 1 John 5:1. Why it lands — The verse demands a direct, personal identification of Jesus rather than reliance on public consensus or tradition.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And he saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Peter answereth and saith unto him, Thou art the Christ.
Cross-references
- 1 John 4:15 If anyone confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.
- Matthew 16:15 “But what about you?” Jesus asked. “Who do you say I am?”
- 1 John 5:1 Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father also loves those born of Him.
- Luke 9:20 “But what about you?” Jesus asked. “Who do you say I am?” Peter answered, “The Christ of God.”
- 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.”
- 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.”
- Acts 9:20 Saul promptly began to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues, declaring, “He is the Son of God.”
- John 1:41 He first found his brother Simon and told him, “We have found the Messiah” (which is translated as Christ).
- John 6:69 We believe and know that You are the Holy One of God.”
- 1 Peter 2:7 To you who believe, then, this stone is precious. But to those who do not believe, “The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,”