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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?””

Luke 9:18

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Jesus has fed the five thousand and is now praying alone with His disciples nearby. This scene marks a turning point before He begins speaking openly of His suffering.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

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

World English Bible (WEB)

As he was praying alone, the disciples were with him, and he asked them, “Who do the multitudes say that I am?”

King James Version (KJV)

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?

American Standard Version (ASV)

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?

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

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?

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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?'

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y aconteció que estando él solo orando, estaban con él los discípulos; y les preguntó diciendo: ¿Quién dicen las gentes que soy?

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Un día en que Jesús estaba orando a solas, sus discípulos lo acompañaban, y él les preguntó:―¿Quién dice la gente que soy yo?

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