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Peter’s Confession of Christ

Luke 9:20

In 9 translations

BSB
“But what about you?” Jesus asked. “Who do you say I am?” Peter answered, “The Christ of God.”
KJV
He said unto them, But whom say ye that I am? Peter answering said, The Christ of God.
WEB
He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” Peter answered, “The Christ of God.”
ASV
And he said unto them, But who say ye that I am? And Peter answering said, The Christ of God.
LSV
and He said to them, “And you—who do you say I am?” And Peter answering said, “The Christ of God.”
YLT
and he said to them, 'And ye — who do ye say me to be?' and Peter answering said, 'The Christ of God.'
DBY
And he said to them, But ye, who do ye say that I am? And Peter answering said, The Christ of God.Elohim
DRC
And he said to them: But whom do you say that I am? Simon Peter answering, said: The Christ of God.
GNV
And he sayd vnto them, But whom say ye that I am? Peter answered, and sayd, That Christ of God.

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Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (3)
  • In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include ὁ (“the”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles do not include this wording.
  • Word order: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place δὲ elsewhere in this verse.
  • Word order: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place ἀποκριθεὶς elsewhere in this verse.
SBLGNT apparatus (1)

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  • SBLGNT: Πέτρος δὲ ἀποκριθεὶς. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read Πέτρος δὲ ἀποκριθεὶς; Robinson–Pierpont read Ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ ὁ Πέτρος.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
εἶπεν δὲ αὐτοῖς· Ὑμεῖς δὲ τίνα με λέγετε εἶναι; Πέτρος δὲ ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν· Τὸν χριστὸν τοῦ θεοῦ.
RP2018
Εἶπεν δὲ αὐτοῖς, Ὑμεῖς δὲ τίνα με λέγετε εἶναι; Ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ ὁ Πέτρος εἶπεν, Τὸν χριστὸν τοῦ θεοῦ.
TR-Boyd
Εἶπε δὲ αὐτοῖς, Ὑμεῖς δὲ τίνα με λέγετε εἶναι; Ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ ὁ Πέτρος εἶπε, Τὸν Χριστὸν τοῦ Θεοῦ.
SCR1894
ειπεν δε αυτοις υμεις δε τινα με λεγετε ειναι αποκριθεις δε ο πετρος ειπεν τον χριστον του θεου

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👤 God👤 Jesus Christ👤 Simon Peter◆ Peter's Confession "Upon this Rock"

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Matthew 16:15–17“But what about you?” Jesus asked. “Who do you say I am?” Simon Peter answered, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah! For this was not revealed to you by…
  • John 7:41Others declared, “This is the Christ.” But still others asked, “How can the Christ come from Galilee?
  • John 6:68–69Simon Peter replied, “Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words of eternal life. We believe and know that You are the Holy One of God.”
  • John 4:42They 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 4:29“Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the Christ?”
  • John 20:31But 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.
  • John 1:49“Rabbi,” Nathanael answered, “You are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!”
  • 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.”
  • Acts 9:22But Saul was empowered all the more, and he confounded the Jews living in Damascus by proving that Jesus is the Christ.
  • Matthew 5:47And if you greet only your brothers, what are you doing more than others? Do not even Gentiles do the same?
  • Luke 22:67“If You are the Christ, tell us.” Jesus answered, “If I tell you, you will not believe.
  • Mark 8:29“But what about you?” Jesus asked. “Who do you say I am?” Peter answered, “You are the Christ.”
  • Acts 17:3explaining and proving that the Christ had to suffer and rise from the dead. “This Jesus I am proclaiming to you is the Christ,” he declared.
  • John 1:41He first found his brother Simon and told him, “We have found the Messiah” (which is translated as Christ).
  • 1 John 5:1Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father also loves those born of Him.
  • Mark 14:61But Jesus remained silent and made no reply. Again the high priest questioned Him, “Are You the Christ, the Son of the Blessed One?”

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