Luk 9:18 | NETfull | STEP | Once when Jesus was praying by himself, and his disciples were nearby, he asked them, “Who do the crowds say that I am?”

Luke 9:18

Peter’s Confession

18 Once ^{▼▼ Grk “And it happened that.” The introductory phrase ἐγένετο (egeneto, “it happened that”), common in Luke (69 times) and Acts (54 times), is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated. Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.} when Jesus ^{▼▼ Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.} was praying ^{▼▼ Prayer is a favorite theme of Luke and he is the only one of the gospel authors to mention it in the following texts (with the exception of 22:41): Luke 3:21; 5:16; 6:12; 9:28–29; 11:1; 22:41; 23:34, 46.} by himself, and his disciples were nearby, he asked them, ^{▼▼ Grk “the disciples were with him, and he asked them, saying.”} “Who do the crowds say that I am?” ^{▼▼ “Who do the crowds say that I am?” The question of who Jesus is occurs frequently in this section of Luke: 7:49; 8:25; 9:9. The answer resolves a major theme of Luke’s Gospel.}