Mark 8:29

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““But what about you?” Jesus asked. “Who do you say I am?” Peter answered, “You are the Christ.””

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BSBPD

““But what about you?” Jesus asked. “Who do you say I am?” Peter answered, “You are the Christ.””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And he saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Peter answereth and saith unto him, Thou art the Christ.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And he asked them, But who say ye that I am? Peter answereth and saith unto him, Thou art the Christ.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And he saith to them, `And ye--who do ye say me to be?' and Peter answering saith to him, `Thou art the Christ.'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Mark 8:29 — 12 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Matthew 16:15“But what about you?” Jesus asked. “Who do you say I am?”
  2. Mark 4:11He replied, “The mystery of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to those on the outside everything is expressed in parables,
  3. Luke 9:20“But what about you?” Jesus asked. “Who do you say I am?” Peter answered, “The Christ of God.”
  4. John 1:41He first found his brother Simon and told him, “We have found the Messiah” (which is translated as Christ).
  5. John 4:42They said to the woman, “We now believe not only because of your words; we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this man truly is the Savior of the world.”
  6. John 6:69We believe and know that You are the Holy One of God.”
  7. John 11:27“Yes, Lord,” she answered, “I believe that You are the Christ, the Son of God, who was to come into the world.”
  8. Acts 8:36As they traveled along the road and came to some water, the eunuch said, “Look, here is water! What is there to prevent me from being baptized?”
  9. Acts 9:20Saul promptly began to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues, declaring, “He is the Son of God.”
  10. 1 Peter 2:7To you who believe, then, this stone is precious. But to those who do not believe, “The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,”
  11. 1 John 4:15If anyone confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.
  12. 1 John 5:1Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father also loves those born of Him.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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