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Luke 9:18

King James Version (KJV)

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Luke 9:18

Verse 18 of 62

Scripture focus

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?

Luke 9:18 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Luke 9:18

Theological / Devotional

Alone praying. [Withdrawal to Caesarea Philippi, Luke 9:18-27 = Matt. 16:13-28 = Mark 8:27 to 9:1. Major comment: Matthew.] Between vs. 17 and 18 occurs what is sometimes described as Luke’s “great omission.” Luke here omits all that is recorded in Matt. 14:22 to 16:12; Mark 6:45 to 8:26; and John 6:25 to 7:1; namely, Jesus walking on the lake, the Sermon on the Bread of Life, arguments with the Pharisees, the retirement to Phoenicia, the healing of the deaf-mute, the feeding of the 4,000, and the healing of the blind man at Bethsaida. As if to balance this “great omission” Luke has what is sometimes called the “great insertion,” which consists of chs. 9:51 to 18:14, almost none of which appears in any of the other Gospels (see on ch. 9:51).

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