They answering said, John the Baptist; but some say, Elias; and others say, that one of the old prophets is risen again.
Christ prayed alone with His disciples before questioning them, setting a pattern we ought to follow: parents should pray with their children, masters with their servants, teachers with their pupils. When we instruct others, we must first pray for and with them, that they may be directed to answer rightly.
AI summary
Commenting on Luke 9:18-27
He said unto them, but whom say ye that I am?.... Which was the main thing he had in view in this private conference; and in order to introduce which, he puts the former question: Peter answering: in the name of the rest of the disciples, they assenting to it: said, the Christ of God; The Persic version reads, "Christ God"; the Messiah, who is...