Luke 9:18 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

¹⁸ And it happened while Jesus was praying off by Himself that His disciples joined Him. He asked them, saying, “Who are the crowds saying that I am?”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁸ 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?

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁸ Now it occurred that as Jesus was praying privately, the disciples were with Him, and He asked them, Who do men say that I am?

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁸ 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?

Common English Bible

¹⁸ Once when Jesus was praying by himself, the disciples joined him, and he asked them, “Who do the crowds say that I am?”

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁸ And it happened that, when he was praying alone, his disciples also were with him, and he questioned them, saying: "Who do the multitudes say that I am?"

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁸ And it came to pass, as he was alone praying, his disciples also were with him: and he asked them, saying: Whom do the people say that I am?

Luke 9:18 Cross References

Matthew 14:23

After He had dispersed them, He went up into the mountain by Himself to pray. When evening had come He was there alone.

Matthew 26:36

Then Jesus came with His disciples to a place called Gethsemene. [Note: This was an olive orchard on a hillside just east of Jerusalem]. He said to them, “You sit here while I go over there and pray.”

Luke 11:1

And it happened as Jesus finished praying at a certain place that one of His disciples said to Him, “Lord, teach us [how] to pray, just like John [the Immerser] taught his disciples.”

Luke 3:21

Now it happened when all the people had been immersed [by John], that Jesus was also immersed [by him]. And while Jesus was praying, heaven was opened

Luke 6:12

And it happened during that time that Jesus went out to the mountain [i.e., probably a hillside near Capernaum] to pray, and continued praying to God all night.

Luke 9:19

And they answered, “[Some say you are] John the Immerser, while others say [the prophet] Elijah, and [still others say] that one of the [other] prophets of old has risen again [from the dead].”

Luke 9:28

And it happened about eight days after Jesus said these things that He took Peter, John and James with Him and went up in the mountain to pray. [Note: This was probably Mt. Tabor, which was nearby].

Luke 9:29

And as He was praying, the appearance of His face was [miraculously] changed and His clothing became dazzling white.