Luke 9:18-20

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Peter’s Declaration about Jesus

¹⁸ Once when Jesus^[a] was praying alone, with only the disciples near him, he asked them, “Who do the crowds say that I am?”^{(A) 19} They answered, “John the Baptist; but others, Elijah; and still others, that one of the ancient prophets has arisen.”^{(B) 20} Then he said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” Peter answered, “The Messiah^[b] of God.”^(C)