Why Does Jesus Ask ‘Who Do You Say I Am?’
Alyssa Roat
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Peter Declares That Jesus Is the Messiah
18 Once when Jesus was praying in private and his disciples were with him, he asked them, “Who do the crowds say I am?”
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They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, that one of the prophets of long ago has come back to life.”
Jesus Predicts His Death
21 Jesus strictly warned them not to tell this to anyone.
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And he said, “The Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests and the teachers of the law, and he must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.”
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Then he said to them all: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me.
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For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will save it.
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What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, and yet lose or forfeit their very self?
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Whoever is ashamed of me and my words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of them when he comes in his glory and in the glory of the Father and of the holy angels.
Luke 9:18-26 Study Resources
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