Focused Passage

Luke 9:18-20

The Christ Revealed, the Cross Announced, and the Jerusalem Road Begun

Luke moves from delegated mission to growing public confusion, from wilderness provision to messianic confession, from glory on the mountain to failure below, and from Galilean ministry toward the determined road to Jerusalem.

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18 One day as Jesus was praying in private and the disciples were with Him, He questioned them: “Who do the crowds say I am?”

19 They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, that a prophet of old has arisen.”

20 “But what about you?” Jesus asked. “Who do you say I am?” Peter answered, “The Christ of God.”

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References and Original Words

Verse 18

Original words

- Καὶ G2532 Conjunction [One day] ἐγένετο G1096 Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular as ἐν G1722 Preposition [Jesus] αὐτὸν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular - τῷ G3588 Article - Dative Neuter Singular was εἶναι G1510 Verb - Present Infinitive Active praying προσευχόμενον G4336 Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Singular in κατὰ G2596 Preposition private μόνας G3441 Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural [and] the οἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Plural disciples μαθηταί G3101 Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural were with συνῆσαν G4895 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Him αὐτῷ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular - καὶ G2532 Conjunction He questioned ἐπηρώτησεν G1905 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular them αὐτοὺς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural - λέγων G3004 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular Who Τίνα G5101 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular {do} the «οἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Plural crowds ὄχλοι» G3793 Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural say λέγουσιν G3004 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural I με G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular am εἶναι G1510 Verb - Present Infinitive Active
Verse 19

Original words

- δὲ G1161 Conjunction - Οἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Plural They replied ἀποκριθέντες G611 Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural . . . εἶπαν G2036 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural [Some say] John Ἰωάννην G2491 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular the τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular Baptist Βαπτιστήν G910 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular - δὲ G1161 Conjunction others [say] ἄλλοι G243 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural Elijah Ἠλίαν G2243 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular and still δὲ G1161 Conjunction others ἄλλοι G243 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural that ὅτι G3754 Conjunction a prophet προφήτης G4396 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular - τις G5100 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular of τῶν G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Plural old ἀρχαίων G744 Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural has arisen ἀνέστη G450 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Verse 20

Original words

But [what about] δὲ G1161 Conjunction you Ὑμεῖς G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Plural - δὲ G1161 Conjunction [Jesus] asked Εἶπεν G2036 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular - αὐτοῖς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural Who τίνα G5101 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular do you say λέγετε G3004 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural I με G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular am εἶναι G1510 Verb - Present Infinitive Active - δὲ G1161 Conjunction Peter Πέτρος G4074 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular answered ἀποκριθεὶς G611 Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular . . . εἶπεν G2036 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular The Τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular Christ Χριστὸν G5547 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular - τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular of God Θεοῦ G2316 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular

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