Luke 9:18

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

Peter’s Confession Once when Jesus was praying by himself, and his disciples were nearby, he asked them,“Who do the crowds say that I am?”

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  • Matt 16:13-16 : 13 Peter’s Confession When Jesus came to the area of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples,“Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” 14 They answered,“Some say John the Baptist, others Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” 15 He said to them,“But who do you say that I am?” 16 Simon Peter answered,“You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
  • Luke 11:1 : 1 Instructions on Prayer Now Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he stopped, one of his disciples said to him,“Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.”
  • Luke 22:39-41 : 39 On the Mount of Olives Then Jesus went out and made his way, as he customarily did, to the Mount of Olives, and the disciples followed him. 40 When he came to the place, he said to them,“Pray that you will not fall into temptation.” 41 He went away from them about a stone’s throw, knelt down, and prayed,
  • Matt 26:36 : 36 Gethsemane Then Jesus went with them to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to the disciples,“Sit here while I go over there and pray.”
  • Mark 8:27-30 : 27 Peter’s Confession Then Jesus and his disciples went to the villages of Caesarea Philippi. On the way he asked his disciples,“Who do people say that I am?” 28 They said,“John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and still others, one of the prophets.” 29 He asked them,“But who do you say that I am?” Peter answered him,“You are the Christ.” 30 Then he warned them not to tell anyone about him.

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  • Mark 8:27-29
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    27Peter’s Confession Then Jesus and his disciples went to the villages of Caesarea Philippi. On the way he asked his disciples,“Who do people say that I am?”

    28They said,“John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and still others, one of the prophets.”

    29He asked them,“But who do you say that I am?” Peter answered him,“You are the Christ.”

  • Luke 9:19-20
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    19They answered,“John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others that one of the prophets of long ago has risen.”

    20Then he said to them,“But who do you say that I am?” Peter answered,“The Christ of God.”

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    13Peter’s Confession When Jesus came to the area of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples,“Who do people say that the Son of Man is?”

    14They answered,“Some say John the Baptist, others Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”

    15He said to them,“But who do you say that I am?”

  • 23And after he sent the crowds away, he went up the mountain by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone.

  • Mark 9:14-16
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    14The Disciples’ Failure to Heal When they came to the disciples, they saw a large crowd around them and experts in the law arguing with them.

    15When the whole crowd saw him, they were amazed and ran at once and greeted him.

    16He asked them,“What are you arguing about with them?”

  • 1Instructions on Prayer Now Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he stopped, one of his disciples said to him,“Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.”

  • Luke 9:28-29
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    28The Transfiguration Now about eight days after these sayings, Jesus took with him Peter, John, and James, and went up the mountain to pray.

    29As he was praying, the appearance of his face was transformed, and his clothes became very bright, a brilliant white.

  • 10The Purpose of Parables When he was alone, those around him with the twelve asked him about the parables.

  • Luke 9:36-37
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    36After the voice had spoken, Jesus was found alone. So they kept silent and told no one at that time anything of what they had seen.

    37Healing a Boy with an Unclean Spirit Now on the next day, when they had come down from the mountain, a large crowd met him.

  • Mark 1:35-36
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    35Praying and Preaching Then Jesus got up early in the morning when it was still very dark, departed, and went out to a deserted place, and there he spent time in prayer.

    36Simon and his companions searched for him.

  • 8Suddenly when they looked around, they saw no one with them any more except Jesus.

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    36When he heard a crowd going by, he asked what was going on.

    37They told him,“Jesus the Nazarene is passing by.”

  • 34Jesus replied,“Are you saying this on your own initiative, or have others told you about me?”

  • Luke 9:9-11
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    9Herod said,“I had John beheaded, but who is this about whom I hear such things?” So Herod wanted to learn about Jesus.

    10The Feeding of the Five Thousand When the apostles returned, they told Jesus everything they had done. Then he took them with him and they withdrew privately to a town called Bethsaida.

    11But when the crowds found out, they followed him. He welcomed them, spoke to them about the kingdom of God, and cured those who needed healing.

  • 3Signs of the End of the Age So while he was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter, James, John, and Andrew asked him privately,

  • 9Then his disciples asked him what this parable meant.

  • 33Questions About the Greatest Then they came to Capernaum. After Jesus was inside the house he asked them,“What were you discussing on the way?”

  • 1Questions About the Greatest At that time the disciples came to Jesus saying,“Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?”

  • 31His disciples said to him,“You see the crowd pressing against you and you say,‘Who touched me?’”

  • 43Then they were all astonished at the mighty power of God.Another Prediction of Jesus’ Suffering But while the entire crowd was amazed at everything Jesus was doing, he said to his disciples,

  • 14The Disciples’ Failure to Heal When they came to the crowd, a man came to him, knelt before him,

  • 2The Transfiguration Six days later Jesus took with him Peter, James, and John and led them alone up a high mountain privately. And he was transfigured before them,

  • 12Choosing the Twelve Apostles Now it was during this time that Jesus went out to the mountain to pray, and he spent all night in prayer to God.

  • 19Jesus Questioned by Annas While this was happening, the high priest questioned Jesus about his disciples and about his teaching.

  • 31Workers for the Harvest Meanwhile the disciples were urging him,“Rabbi, eat something.”

  • 4His disciples answered him,“Where can someone get enough bread in this desolate place to satisfy these people?”

  • 28Then, after he went into the house, his disciples asked him privately,“Why couldn’t we cast it out?”

  • 46After saying goodbye to them, he went to the mountain to pray.

  • 2and said to him,“Tell us: By what authority are you doing these things? Or who is it who gave you this authority?”

  • 21Why do you ask me? Ask those who heard what I said. They know what I said.”

  • 36He said to them,“What do you want me to do for you?”

  • 40So Jesus stopped and ordered the beggar to be brought to him. When the man came near, Jesus asked him,

  • 41He went away from them about a stone’s throw, knelt down, and prayed,

  • 70So they all said,“Are you the Son of God, then?” He answered them,“You say that I am.”

  • 8When the crowd saw this, they were afraid and honored God who had given such authority to men.

  • 9Some people said,“This is the man!” while others said,“No, but he looks like him.” The man himself kept insisting,“I am the one!”

  • 13Appointing the Twelve Apostles Now Jesus went up the mountain and called for those he wanted, and they came to him.