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Peter’s Confession of Christ

Mark 8:29

In 9 translations

BSB
“But what about you?” Jesus asked. “Who do you say I am?” Peter answered, “You are the Christ.”
KJV
And he saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Peter answereth and saith unto him, Thou art the Christ.
WEB
He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” Peter answered, “You are the Christ.”
ASV
And he asked them, But who say ye that I am? Peter answereth and saith unto him, Thou art the Christ.
LSV
And He says to them, “And you—who do you say I am?” And Peter answering says to him, “You are the Christ.”
YLT
And he saith to them, 'And ye — who do ye say me to be?' and Peter answering saith to him, 'Thou art the Christ.'
DBY
And he asked them, But ye, who do ye say that I am? And Peter answering says to him, Thou art the Christ.
DRC
Then he saith to them: But whom do you say that I am? Peter answering said to him: Thou art the Christ.
GNV
And he said vnto them, But whome say ye that I am? Then Peter answered, and saide vnto him, Thou art that Christ.

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Where the editions differ

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  • NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read ἐπηρώτα (“was questioning”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read λέγει (“says to”).
  • NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read αὐτούς (“them”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read αὐτοῖς (“them”).
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
  • In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include δὲ (“now”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles do not include this wording.
SBLGNT apparatus (2)

A comparison of published Greek editions. “Add” means after the SBLGNT wording; “omit” refers to that wording.

  • SBLGNT: ἐπηρώτα αὐτούς. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ἐπηρώτα αὐτούς; Robinson–Pierpont read λέγει αὐτοῖς.
  • SBLGNT: ἀποκριθεὶς. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ἀποκριθεὶς; Robinson–Pierpont add δὲ.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
καὶ αὐτὸς ἐπηρώτα αὐτούς· Ὑμεῖς δὲ τίνα με λέγετε εἶναι; ἀποκριθεὶς ὁ Πέτρος λέγει αὐτῷ· Σὺ εἶ ὁ χριστός.
RP2018
Καὶ αὐτὸς λέγει αὐτοῖς, Ὑμεῖς δὲ τίνα με λέγετε εἶναι; Ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ ὁ Πέτρος λέγει αὐτῷ, Σὺ εἶ ὁ χριστός.
TR-Boyd
Καὶ αὐτὸς λέγει αὐτοῖς, Ὑμεῖς δὲ τίνα με λέγετε εἶναι; Ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ ὁ Πέτρος λέγει αὐτῷ, Σὺ εἶ ὁ Χριστός.
SCR1894
και αυτος λεγει αυτοις υμεις δε τινα με λεγετε ειναι αποκριθεις δε ο πετρος λεγει αυτω συ ει ο χριστος

Who and where

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

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Cross-references most cited first

  • 1 John 4:15If anyone confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.
  • Matthew 16:15–16“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.”
  • 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.
  • 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 4:42They 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.”
  • Acts 9:20Saul promptly began to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues, declaring, “He is the Son of God.”
  • John 6:69We believe and know that You are the Holy One of God.”
  • John 1:41–49He first found his brother Simon and told him, “We have found the Messiah” (which is translated as Christ). Andrew brought him to Jesus, who looked at him and said, “You are Simon son of John. You will be called…
  • 1 Peter 2:7To you who believe, then, this stone is precious. But to those who do not believe, “The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,”
  • Mark 4:11He replied, “The mystery of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to those on the outside everything is expressed in parables,
  • Acts 8:36As they traveled along the road and came to some water, the eunuch said, “Look, here is water! What is there to prevent me from being baptized?”

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