Luke 9:18-20

LUKE—NOTE ON Luke 9:18 praying alone. Jesus may have been praying that his disciples would truly understand who he is. John the Baptist. The disciples repeat the same possibilities mentioned in vv. Luke 9:7 (see note on Matt. 16:14). But who do you say. “You” is plural and is emphasized in the Greek. Peter, spokesman for the disciples, answered, “The Christ of God.” (On Peter’s confession, see notes on Matt. 16:16; Mark 8:29.) Jesus’ identity as the “Christ”—confessed by angels (Luke 2:11); by the Gospel narrator (Luke 2:26); by demons (Luke 4:41); and by Jesus himself (Luke 4:18)—is now confessed for the first time by the Twelve. For “Christ,” see note on 2:11.