Peter’s Confession of Christ
As Jesus prays privately, he asks what the crowds say about him. The disciples repeat the common identifications, and Jesus then asks who they themselves say he is.
O18ne day as Jesus was praying in private and the disciples were with Him, He questioned them: “Who do the crowds say I am?” 19They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, that a prophet of old has arisen.” 20“But what about you?” Jesus asked. “Who do you say I am?”
Verse 18While praying privately, Jesus asks the disciples what the crowds say about him.
The verse introduces the identity question in a quiet setting.
Verse 19They answer with the names people are giving him.
The verse records the public guesses about Jesus.
Verse 20Jesus turns the question directly to the disciples themselves.
The verse presses them toward their own answer.
A quiet block diagram: each row is one authored paragraph movement, with verse numbers kept visible for scanning and deeper work.
- vv. 18-20
As Jesus prays privately, he asks what the crowds say about him. The disciples repeat the common identifications, and Jesus then asks who they themselves say he is.
This paragraph moves from public opinion to direct personal confession.