Lukas 9:18

18 En het geschiedde, als Hij alleen was biddende, dat de discipelen met Hem waren, en Hij vraagde hen, zeggende: Wie zeggen de scharen, dat Ik ben?

Lukas 9:18 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 9:18

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 ) . (See Gill on Matthew 16:13).

Lukas 9:18 In-Context

16 En Hij, de vijf broden en de twee vissen genomen hebbende, zag op naar den hemel, en zegende die, en brak ze, en gaf ze den discipelen, om der schare voor te leggen.

17 En zij aten en werden allen verzadigd; en er werd opgenomen, hetgeen hun van de brokken overgeschoten was, twaalf korven.

18 En het geschiedde, als Hij alleen was biddende, dat de discipelen met Hem waren, en Hij vraagde hen, zeggende: Wie zeggen de scharen, dat Ik ben?

19 En zij, antwoordende, zeiden: Johannes de Doper; en anderen: Elias; en anderen: Dat enig profeet van de ouden opgestaan is.

20 En Hij zeide tot hen: Maar gijlieden, wie zegt gij, dat Ik ben? En Petrus, antwoordende, zeide: De Christus Gods.