Luke 9:18
Modern Translations
New International Version
Once when Jesus was praying in private and his disciples were with him, he asked them, "Who do the crowds say I am?"

New Living Translation
One day Jesus left the crowds to pray alone. Only his disciples were with him, and he asked them, “Who do people say I am?”

English Standard Version
Now it happened that as he was praying alone, the disciples were with him. And he asked them, “Who do the crowds say that I am?”

Berean Study 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?”

New American Standard Bible
And it happened that while He was praying alone, the disciples were with Him, and He questioned them, saying, “Who do the people say that I am?”

NASB 1995
And it happened that while He was praying alone, the disciples were with Him, and He questioned them, saying, "Who do the people say that I am?"

NASB 1977
And it came about that while He was praying alone, the disciples were with Him, and He questioned them, saying, “Who do the multitudes say that I am?”

Amplified Bible
Now it happened that as Jesus was praying privately, the disciples were with Him, and He asked them, “Who do the crowds say that I am?”

Christian Standard Bible
While he was praying in private and his disciples were with him, he asked them, “Who do the crowds say that I am? ”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
While He was praying in private and His disciples were with Him, He asked them, "Who do the crowds say that I am?"

Contemporary English Version
When Jesus was alone praying, his disciples came to him, and he asked them, "What do people say about me?"

Good News Translation
One day when Jesus was praying alone, the disciples came to him. "Who do the crowds say I am?" he asked them.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Once when Jesus was praying privately and his disciples were with him, he asked them, "Who do people say I am?"

International Standard Version
One day, while Jesus was praying privately and the disciples were with him, he asked them, "Who do the crowds say I am?"

NET Bible
Once when Jesus was praying by himself, and his disciples were nearby, he asked them, "Who do the crowds say that I am?"
Classic Translations
King James Bible
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?

New King James Version
And it happened, as He was alone praying, that His disciples joined Him, and He asked them, saying, “Who do the crowds say that I am?”

King James 2000 Bible
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?

New Heart English Bible
It happened, as he was praying alone, that the disciples were with him, and he asked them, "Who do the crowds say that I am?"

World English Bible
It happened, as he was praying alone, that the disciples were with him, and he asked them, "Who do the multitudes say that I am?"

American King James Version
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
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?

A Faithful Version
Now it came to pass as He was praying alone, and the twelve disciples were with Him, that He questioned them, saying, "Who do the multitudes declare Me to be?"

Darby Bible Translation
And it came to pass as he was praying alone, his disciples were with him, and he asked them saying, Who do the crowds say that I am?

English Revised Version
And it came to pass, as he was praying alone, the disciples were with him: and he asked them, saying, Who do the multitudes say that I am?

Webster's Bible Translation
And it came to pass, as he was in retirement praying, his disciples were with him; and he asked them, saying, Who say the people that I am?

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
And it came to passe, as hee was alone praying, his disciples were with him: and he asked them, saying, Whom say the people that I am?

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And it came to passe, as he was alone praying, his disciples were with hym, and he asked them, saying: Who say the people that I am?

Coverdale Bible of 1535
And it fortuned whan he was alone, and at his prayer, and his disciples with him, he axed them, and sayde: Whom saye the people that I am?

Tyndale Bible of 1526
And it fortuned as he was alone prayinge his disciples were wt him and he axed the sayinge: Who saye ye people yt I am?
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
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 I am?”

Berean Literal Bible
And it came to pass as He was praying in solitary, the disciples were with Him, and He questioned them, saying, "Whom do the crowds pronounce Me to be?"

Young's Literal Translation
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?'

Smith's Literal Translation
And it was in his being alone praying, his disciples were with him: and he asked them, saying, Whom do the crowds say me to be?

Literal Emphasis Translation
And it happened as He was praying in solitary, His disciples were with Him, and He questioned them, saying, Whom do the crowds say Me to be?

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
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?

Catholic Public Domain Version
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?”

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And when he was praying alone, and his disciples were with him, he asked them and he said, “What is it the crowds are saying about me, who I am?”

Lamsa Bible
While he prayed by himself, and his disciples were with him, he asked them and said, What do the people say concerning me that I am?

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
And it came to pass, as he was praying in a retired place, that his disciples were with him; and he asked them, saying: "Who do the multitudes say that I am?

Godbey New Testament
It came to pass, while He was praying alone, His disciples came to Him. And He asked them, saying, Whom do the multitudes say that I am?

Haweis New Testament
And it came to pass, as he had been praying in retirement, his disciples were with him, and he asked them, Who do the multitudes say that I am?

Mace New Testament
One day having retired alone to prayer, he came to his disciples, and ask'd them, saying, whom do the people judge me to be?

Weymouth New Testament
One day when He was praying by Himself the disciples were present; and He asked them, "Who do the people say that I am?"

Worrell New Testament
And it came to pass, as He was praying alone, the disciples were with Him, and He asked them, saying, "Who do the multitudes say that I am?"

Worsley New Testament
And it came to pass, as He was praying in private, his disciples were with Him: and He asked them saying, Whom say the people that I am?
















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