Verse 18

Luke 9:18

Bible in Basic English

18 And it came about that when he was in prayer, by himself, and the disciples were with him, he put a question to them, saying, Who do the people say I am?
Original Language Text
greek
Καὶ ἐγένετο ἐν τῷ εἶναι αὐτὸν προσευχόμενον κατὰ μόνας συνῆσαν αὐτῷ οἱ μαθηταί, καὶ ἐπηρώτησεν αὐτοὺς λέγων· Τίνα με ⸂οἱ ὄχλοι λέγουσιν⸃ εἶναι;
English Translation
And it happened that while he was praying alone, the disciples came to him, and he asked them, saying: Who do the crowds say that I am?
AI translation from greek via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 9 Context
1 And getting the twelve together, he gave them power and authority over all evil spirits and over dis... Focus ↗
2 And he sent them out to be preachers of the kingdom of God (Elohim), and to make well those who were... Focus ↗
3 And he said to them, Take nothing for your journey, no stick or bag or bread or money, and do not ta... Focus ↗
4 And if you go into a house, let that house be your resting-place till you go away. Focus ↗
5 And if any people will not take you in, when you go away from that town, put off its dust from your... Focus ↗
6 And they went away, journeying through all the towns, preaching the good news and making people free... Focus ↗
7 Now Herod the king had news of all these things: and he was in doubt, because it was said by some pe... Focus ↗
8 And by some, that Elijah had come; and by others, that one of the old prophets had come back to life... Focus ↗
9 And Herod said, I put John to death: but who is this, of whom such stories are given to me? And he h... Focus ↗
10 And the twelve, when they came back, gave him an account of what they had done. And he took them wit... Focus ↗
11 But the people, getting news of it, went after him: and he was pleased to see them, and gave them te... Focus ↗
12 And the day went on; and the twelve came to him and said, Send these people away so that they may go... Focus ↗
13 But he said, Give them food yourselves. And they said, We have only five cakes of bread and two fish... Focus ↗
14 For there were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them be seated in groups,... Focus ↗
15 And they did so, and made them all be seated. Focus ↗
16 And he took the five cakes of bread and the two fishes and, looking up to heaven, he said words of b... Focus ↗
17 And they all took the food and had enough; and they took up of the broken bits which were over, twel... Focus ↗
18 And it came about that when he was in prayer, by himself, and the disciples were with him, he put a...
19 And they, answering, said, John the Baptist; but others say Elijah; and others, that one of the old... Focus ↗
20 And he said, But who do you say that I am? And Peter, answering, said, The Christ of God (Elohim). Focus ↗
21 But he gave them special orders, not to say this to any man; Focus ↗
22 Saying, The Son of man will undergo much and be put on one side by the rulers and the chief priests... Focus ↗
23 And he said to them all, If any man has a desire to come after me, let him give up all, and take up... Focus ↗
24 For whoever has a desire to keep his life will have it taken from him, but whoever gives up his life... Focus ↗
25 For what profit will a man have if he gets all the world, but undergoes loss or destruction himself? Focus ↗
26 For if any man has a feeling of shame because of me or of my words, the Son of man will have shame b... Focus ↗
27 But truly I say to you, Some of those who are here now will have no taste of death till they see the... Focus ↗
28 And about eight days after he had said these things, he took Peter and John and James with him and w... Focus ↗
29 And while he was in prayer, his face was changed and his clothing became white and shining. Focus ↗
30 And two men, Moses and Elijah, were talking with him; Focus ↗
31 Who were seen in glory and were talking of his death which was about to take place in Jerusalem. Focus ↗
32 Now Peter and those who were with him were overcome with sleep: but when they were fully awake, they... Focus ↗
33 And when they were about to go away from him, Peter said to Yashua (Jesus), Master, it is good for u... Focus ↗
34 And while he said these things, the shade of a cloud came over them, and they were full of fear when... Focus ↗
35 And there was a voice from the cloud saying, This is my Son, the man of my selection; give ear to hi... Focus ↗
36 And after the voice was gone they saw that Yashua (Jesus) was by himself. And they kept quiet, and s... Focus ↗
37 And on the day after, when they came down from the mountain, a great band of people came to him. Focus ↗
38 And a man from among them, crying out, said, Master, I make a request to you, give a thought to my s... Focus ↗
39 And see, a spirit takes him, and suddenly he gives a cry, twisted in pain and streaming at the lips,... Focus ↗
40 And I made a request to your disciples to send it out of him, but they were not able to do it. Focus ↗
41 And Yashua (Jesus) said, O generation without faith and false in heart, how long will I have to be w... Focus ↗
42 And while he was coming, he was pushed violently down and twisted by the evil spirit. But Yashua (Je... Focus ↗
43 And they were full of wonder at the great power of God (Elohim). But while they were all wondering a... Focus ↗
44 Let these words go deep into your ears, for the Son of man will be given up into the hands of men. Focus ↗
45 But this saying was not clear to them and its sense was kept secret from them so that they were not... Focus ↗
46 Now there was a discussion among them about which of them would be the greatest. Focus ↗
47 But when Yashua (Jesus) saw the reasoning of their hearts, he took a small child and put him by his... Focus ↗
48 And said to them, Whoever gives honour to this child in my name, gives honour to me: and whoever giv... Focus ↗
49 And John, answering, said, Master, we saw a man driving out evil spirits in your name, and we did no... Focus ↗
50 But Yashua (Jesus) said to him, Let him do it, for he who is not against you is for you. Focus ↗
51 And it came about that when the days were near for him to be taken up, his face was turned to go to... Focus ↗
52 And he sent men before: and they came to a small town of Samaria to make ready for him. Focus ↗
53 But they would not have him there, because he was clearly going to Jerusalem. Focus ↗
54 And when his disciples, James and John, saw this, they said, Lord, may we send fire from heaven and... Focus ↗
55 But turning round he said sharp words to them. Focus ↗
56 And they went to another small town. Focus ↗
57 And when they were on the way, a certain man said to him, I will come after you wherever you go. Focus ↗
58 And Yashua (Jesus) said to him, Foxes have holes and the birds of the air have resting-places, but t... Focus ↗
59 And he said to another, Come after me. But he said, Lord, let me first go and give the last honours... Focus ↗
60 But he said to him, Let the dead take care of their dead; it is for you to go and give news of the k... Focus ↗
61 And another man said, I will come with you, Lord, but first let me say a last good-day to those who... Focus ↗
62 But Yashua (Jesus) said, No man, having put his hand to the plough and looking back, is good enough... Focus ↗