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Mark 8:29
“But what about you?” Jesus asked. “Who do you say I am?”
from Peter’s Confession of Christ, Mark 8:27-30
What it says

Jesus asks the disciples who they say he is.

What it is doing

The question turns directly to them.

In context

27Then Jesus and His disciples went on to the villages around Caesarea Philippi. On the way, He questioned His disciples: “Who do people say I am?” 28They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, one of the prophets.” 29“But what about you?” Jesus asked. “Who do you say I am?” 30And Jesus warned them not to tell anyone about Him.