Luke 9:20
“But what about you?” Jesus asked. “Who do you say I am?”
What it says
Jesus turns the question directly to the disciples themselves.
What it is doing
The verse presses them toward their own answer.
In context
18One 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?”