18Once when Jesus was praying in private and his disciples were with him, he asked them, "Who do the crowds say I am?"


In Context

15 But he said to his disciples, "Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each." The disciples did so, and everybody sat down.

16 Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke them. Then he gave them to the disciples to set before the people.

17 They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.

18 Once when Jesus was praying in private and his disciples were with him, he asked them, "Who do the crowds say I am?"

19 They replied, "Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, that one of the prophets of long ago has come back to life."

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

Luke 9:18 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:18And it came to pass, as he was alone praying, his disciples were with him: and he asked them, saying, Whom say the people that I am?

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

9:18And it came to pass, as he was alone praying, his disciples also were with him: and he asked them, saying: Whom do the people say that I am?

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

9:18And it came to pass, as he was praying apart, the disciples were with him: and he asked them, saying, Who do the multitudes say that I am?

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:18And it came to pass as he was praying alone, his disciples were with him, and he asked them saying, Who do the crowds say that I am?

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

9:18And it came to pass, as he was praying alone, the disciples were with him: and he asked them, saying, Who do the multitudes say that I am?

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:18And it came to pass, as he was in retirement praying, his disciples were with him; and he asked them, saying, Who say the people that I am?

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:18It happened, as he was praying alone, that the disciples were with him, and he asked them, |Who do the multitudes say that I am?|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

9:18And it came to pass, as he is praying alone, the disciples were with him, and he questioned them, saying, 'Who do the multitudes say me to be?'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:18And it came to pass, as he was alone praying, his disciples were with him: and he asked them, saying, Whom say the people that I am?