Luke 9:18

Bible in Basic English

And it came about that when he was in prayer, by himself, and the disciples were with him, he put a question to them, saying, Who do the people say I am?

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
While he was praying in private and his disciples were with him, he asked them, “Who do the crowds say that I am?”

King James Version (1611)
And it came to passe, as he was alone praying, his disciples were with him: and he asked them, saying, Whom say the people that I am?

King James Version
And it came to pass, as he was alone praying, his disciples were with him: and he asked them, saying, Whom say the people that I am?

English Standard Version
Now it happened that as he was praying alone, the disciples were with him. And he asked them, "Who do the crowds say that I am?"

New American Standard Bible
And it happened that while He was praying alone, the disciples were with Him, and He questioned them, saying, "Who do the people say that I am?"

New Century Version
One time when Jesus was praying alone, his followers were with him, and he asked them, "Who do the people say I am?"

Amplified Bible
Now it happened that as Jesus was praying privately, the disciples were with Him, and He asked them, "Who do the crowds say that I am?"

New American Standard Bible (1995)
And it happened that while He was praying alone, the disciples were with Him, and He questioned them, saying, "Who do the people say that I am?"

Legacy Standard Bible
And it happened that while He was praying alone, the disciples were with Him, and He questioned them, saying, "Who do the crowds say that I am?"

Berean Standard Bible
One day as Jesus was praying in private and the disciples were with Him, He questioned them: "Who do the crowds say I am?"

Contemporary English Version
When Jesus was alone praying, his disciples came to him, and he asked them, "What do people say about me?"

Complete Jewish Bible
Once when Yeshua was praying in private, his talmidim were with him; and he asked them, "Who are the crowds saying I am?"

Darby Translation
And it came to pass as he was praying alone, his disciples were with him, and he asked them saying, Who do the crowds say that I am?

Easy-to-Read Version
One time Jesus was praying alone. His followers came together there, and he asked them, "Who do the people say I am?"

Geneva Bible (1587)
And it came to passe, as hee was alone praying, his disciples were with him: and he asked them, saying, Whom say the people that I am?

George Lamsa Translation
While he prayed by himself, and his disciples were with him, he asked them and said, What do the people say concerning me that I am?

Good News Translation
One day when Jesus was praying alone, the disciples came to him. "Who do the crowds say I am?" he asked them.

Lexham English Bible
And it happened that while he was praying alone, the disciples were with him. And he asked them, saying, "Who do the crowds say that I am?"

Literal Translation
And it happened as He was praying alone, the disciples were with Him. And He questioned them, saying, Whom do the crowds say Me to be?

American Standard Version
And it came to pass, as he was praying apart, the disciples were with him: and he asked them, saying, Who do the multitudes say that I am?

Hebrew Names Version
It happened, as he was praying alone, the talmidim were with him, and he asked them, "Who do the multitudes say that I am?"

International Standard Version
One day while Jesushe">[fn] was praying privately and the disciples were with him, he asked them, "Who do the crowds say I am?"Matthew 16:13; Mark 8:27;">[xr]

Etheridge Translation
AND as he was praying alone, and his disciples with him, he asked them and said, What say concerning me the multitude, that I am?

Murdock Translation
And as he was praying in private with his disciples, he asked them, and said: Who, do the multitudes say of me, that I am?

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And it came to passe, as he was alone praying, his disciples were with hym, and he asked them, saying: Who say the people that I am?

English Revised Version
And it came to pass, as he was praying alone, the disciples were with him: and he asked them, saying, Who do the multitudes say that I am?

World English Bible
It happened, as he was praying alone, the disciples were with him, and he asked them, "Who do the multitudes say that I am?"

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And as he was praying apart, his Disciples were with him. And he asked them saying, whom say the people that I am?

Weymouth's New Testament
One day when He was praying by Himself the disciples were present; and He asked them, "Who do the people say that I am?"

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And it was don, whanne he was aloone preiynge, hise disciplis weren with hym, and he axide hem, and seide, Whom seien the puple that Y am?

Update Bible Version
And it came to pass, as he was praying apart, the disciples were with him: and he asked them, saying, Who do the multitudes say that I am?

Webster's Bible Translation
And it came to pass, as he was in retirement praying, his disciples were with him; and he asked them, saying, Who say the people that I am?

New English Translation
Once when Jesus was praying by himself, and his disciples were nearby, he asked them, "Who do the crowds say that I am?"

New King James Version
Matthew 16:13-20; Mark 8:27-30">[xr] And it happened, as He was alone praying, that His disciples joined Him, and He asked them, saying, "Who do the crowds say that I am?"

New Living Translation
One day Jesus left the crowds to pray alone. Only his disciples were with him, and he asked them, "Who do people say I am?"

New Life Bible
While Jesus was praying alone, His followers were with Him. Jesus asked them, "Who do people say that I am?"

New Revised Standard
Once when Jesus was praying alone, with only the disciples near him, he asked them, "Who do the crowds say that I am?"

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, it came to pass, when he was praying in solitude, the disciples, were with him. And he questioned them, saying - Who do the multitudes say that I am?

Douay-Rheims Bible
And it came to pass, as he was alone praying, his disciples also were with him: and he asked them, saying: Whom do the people say that I am?

Revised Standard Version
Now it happened that as he was praying alone the disciples were with him; and he asked them, "Who do the people say that I am?"

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And it fortuned as he was alone prayinge his disciples were wt him and he axed the sayinge: Who saye ye people yt I am?

Young's Literal Translation
And it came to pass, as he is praying alone, the disciples were with him, and he questioned them, saying, `Who do the multitudes say me to be?'

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And it fortuned whan he was alone, and at his prayer, and his disciples with him, he axed them, and sayde: Whom saye the people that I am?

Mace New Testament (1729)
One day having retired alone to prayer, he came to his disciples, and ask'd them, saying, whom do the people judge me to be?

THE MESSAGE
One time when Jesus was off praying by himself, his disciples nearby, he asked them, "What are the crowds saying about me, about who I am?"

Simplified Cowboy Version
On another occasion, the twelve cowboys came to Jesus as he prayed alone. When they walked up, he asked them, "Who does everyone think I am?"

Contextual Overview

¹⁸ And it came about that when he was in prayer, by himself, and the disciples were with him, he put a question to them, saying, Who do the people say I am? ¹⁹ And they, answering, said, John the Baptist; but others say Elijah; and others, that one of the old prophets has come back. ²⁰ And he said, But who do you say that I am? And Peter, answering, said, The Christ of God. ²¹ But he gave them special orders, not to say this to any man; ²² Saying, The Son of man will undergo much and be put on one side by the rulers and the chief priests and the teachers of the law, and be put to death, and on the third day he will come back to life. ²³ And he said to them all, If any man has a desire to come after me, let him give up all, and take up his cross every day, and come after me. ²⁴ For whoever has a desire to keep his life will have it taken from him, but whoever gives up his life because of me, will keep it. ²⁵ For what profit will a man have if he gets all the world, but undergoes loss or destruction himself? ²⁶ For if any man has a feeling of shame because of me or of my words, the Son of man will have shame because of him when he comes in his glory and the glory of the Father and of the holy angels. ²⁷ But truly I say to you, Some of those who are here now will have no taste of death till they see the kingdom of God.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

as: Luke 11:1, Luke 22:39-41, Matthew 26:36

Whom: Matthew 16:13, Matthew 16:14, Mark 8:27-30

Reciprocal: Luke 9:28 - into

Cross-References

Genesis 9:23
And Shem and Japheth took a robe, and putting it on their backs went in with their faces turned away, and put it over their father so that they might not see him unclothed.

Genesis 9:25
Cursed be Canaan; let him be a servant of servants to his brothers.

Genesis 9:27
May God make Japheth great, and let his living-place be in the tents of Shem, and let Canaan be his servant.

Genesis 10:1
Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth: these are the sons which they had after the great flow of waters

Genesis 10:6
And the sons of Ham: Cush and Mizraim and Put and Canaan.

1 Chronicles 1:4
Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And it came to pass, as he was alone praying,.... To his God and Father, for himself as man, and mediator; for the success of his Gospel, and the increase of his interest; and for his disciples, that they might have a clearer revelation of him; and which they had, as appears in their after confession of him by Peter, as the mouth of them all. The place where he now retired for private devotion, was somewhere in the coasts of Caesarea Philippi; for he was now gone from the desert of Bethsaida, as appears from Matthew 16:13 and when he is said to be alone, the meaning is, that he was retired from the multitude, but not from his disciples; for it follows,

his disciples were with him, in this solitary place:

and he asked them, being with them alone;

saying, Whom say the people that I am? what are the sentiments of the common people, or of the people in general concerning me? The Alexandrian copy, and the Arabic version read, "men", as in Matthew 16:13.

Matthew 16:13- :.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See the Matthew 16:13-27 notes; Mark 8:27-38 notes.

Luke 9:20

The Christ of God - The “Anointed” of God. The “Messiah” appointed by God, and who had been long promised by him. See the notes at Matthew 1:1.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Luke 9:18. Whom say the people — οι οχλοι, the common people, i.e. the mass of the people. See this question considered on Matthew 16:13, &c.