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Luke 9:20
“But what about you?” Jesus asked. “Who do you say I am?”
from Peter’s Confession of Christ, Luke 9:18-20
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?”