They answered, “‘John the Baptizer,’ but others say, ‘Elijah,’ and others, that one of the old prophets has risen again.”
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Luke 9:19 in context
Luke 9:16–22
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He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to the sky, he blessed them, broke them, and gave them to the disciples to set before the multitude.
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They ate and were all filled. They gathered up twelve baskets of broken pieces that were left over.
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As he was praying alone, the disciples were near him, and he asked them, “Who do the multitudes say that I am?”
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They answered, “‘John the Baptizer,’ but others say, ‘Elijah,’ and others, that one of the old prophets has risen again.”
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He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?”
Peter answered, “The Christ of God.”
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But he warned them and commanded them to tell this to no one,
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