Verse 18
Luke 9:18
World English Bible, British Edition
18
As he was praying alone, the disciples were near him, and he
asked them,
“Who do the multitudes say that 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
He called the twelve together and gave them power
and authority over all demons, and to cure disease...
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2
He sent them out to preach God (Elohim)’s Kingdom and to heal the sick.
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3
He said to them,
“Take nothing for your journey—no staffs, nor wallet, nor bread, nor money. Don’t h...
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4
Into whatever house you enter, stay there, and depart from there.
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5
As many as don’t receive you, when you depart from that city, shake off even the dust from your feet...
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6
They departed and went throughout the villages, preaching the Good
News and healing everywhere.
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7
Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done by him; and he
was very perplexed, because it was...
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8
and by some that Elijah had appeared, and by others that one of the old
prophets had risen again.
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9
Herod said, “I beheaded John, but who is this about whom I hear such things?”
He sought to see him.
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10
The apostles, when they had returned, told him what things they
had done.
He took them and withdrew...
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11
But the multitudes, perceiving it, followed him. He welcomed them, spoke
to them of God (Elohim)’s K...
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12
The day began to wear away; and the twelve came and said to him, “Send
the multitude away, that they...
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13
But he said to them,
“You give them something to eat.”
They said, “We have no more than five loaves...
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14
For they were about five thousand men.
He said to his disciples,
“Make them sit down in groups of ab...
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15
They did so, and made them all sit down.
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16
He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to the sky,
he blessed them, broke them, an...
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17
They ate and were all filled. They gathered up twelve baskets of broken
pieces that were left over.
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18
As he was praying alone, the disciples were near him, and he
asked them,
“Who do the multitudes say...
19
They answered, “‘John the Baptiser,’ but others say, ‘Elijah,’
and others, that one of the old proph...
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20
He said to them,
“But who do you say that I am?”
Peter answered, “The Christ of God (Elohim).”
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21
But he warned them and commanded them to tell this to no one,
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22
saying,
“The Son of Man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and s...
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23
He said to all,
“If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross,
and fo...
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24
For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever will lose his life for my sake will
s...
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25
For what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses or forfeits his own self?
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26
For whoever will be ashamed of me and of my words, of him will the Son of Man be ashamed when he com...
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27
But I tell you the truth: There are some of those who stand here who will in no way taste of death
u...
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28
About eight days after these sayings, he took with him Peter,
John, and James, and went up onto the...
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29
As he was praying, the appearance of his face was altered, and his clothing
became white and dazzlin...
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30
Behold, two men were talking with him, who were Moses and Elijah,
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31
who appeared in glory and spoke of his departure, which he was about to accomplish at Jerusalem.
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32
Now Peter and those who were with him were heavy with sleep,
but when they were fully awake, they sa...
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33
As they were parting from him, Peter said to Yashua (Jesus), “Master, it is good
for us to be here....
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34
While he said these things, a cloud came and overshadowed them,
and they were afraid as they entered...
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35
A voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is my beloved Son. Listen
to him!”
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36
When the voice came, Yashua (Jesus) was found alone. They were silent, and told
no one in those days...
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37
On the next day, when they had come down from the mountain, a
great multitude met him.
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38
Behold, a man from the crowd called out, saying, “Teacher, I beg you
to look at my son, for he is my...
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39
Behold, a spirit takes him, he suddenly cries out, and it convulses
him so that he foams; and it har...
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40
I begged your disciples to cast it out, and they couldn’t.”
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41
Yashua (Jesus) answered,
“Faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you and bear w...
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42
While he was still coming, the demon threw him down and convulsed
him violently. But Yashua (Jesus)...
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43
They were all astonished at the majesty of God (Elohim).
But while all were marvelling at all the th...
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44
“Let these words sink into your ears, for the Son of Man will be delivered up into the hands of men....
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45
But they didn’t understand this saying. It was concealed from them,
that they should not perceive it...
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46
An argument arose amongst them about which of them was the greatest.
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47
Yashua (Jesus), perceiving the reasoning of their hearts, took a little child,
and set him by his si...
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48
and said to them,
“Whoever receives this little child in my name receives me. Whoever receives me re...
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49
John answered, “Master, we saw someone casting out demons in
your name, and we forbade him, because...
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50
Yashua (Jesus) said to him,
“Don’t forbid him, for he who is not against us is for us.”
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51
It came to pass, when the days were near that he should be taken
up, he intently set his face to go...
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52
and sent messengers before his face. They went and entered into a village
of the Samaritans, so as t...
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53
They didn’t receive him, because he was travelling with his face set
towards Jerusalem.
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54
When his disciples, James and John, saw this, they said, “Lord, do you
want us to command fire to co...
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55
But he turned and rebuked them,
“You don’t know of what kind of spirit you are.
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56
For the Son of Man didn’t come to destroy men’s lives, but to save them.”
They went to another villa...
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57
As they went on the way, a certain man said to him, “I want to follow
you wherever you go, Lord.”
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58
Yashua (Jesus) said to him,
“The foxes have holes and the birds of the sky have nests, but the Son o...
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59
He said to another,
“Follow me!”
But he said, “Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father.”
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60
But Yashua (Jesus) said to him,
“Leave the dead to bury their own dead, but you go and announce God...
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61
Another also said, “I want to follow you, Lord, but first allow
me to say good-bye to those who are...
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62
But Yashua (Jesus) said to him,
“No one, having put his hand to the plough and looking back, is fit...
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