Key Verse Spotlight
Luke 9:19 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“They answering said, John the Baptist; but some {say}, Elias; and others {say}, that one of the old prophets is risen again.”
Luke 9:19
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
And they did eat, and were all filled: and there was taken up of fragments that remained to them twelve baskets.
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?
They answering said, John the Baptist; but some {say}, Elias; and others {say}, that one of the old prophets is risen again.
He said unto them, But whom say ye that I am? Peter answering said, The Christ of God.
And he straitly charged them, and commanded {them} to tell no man that thing;
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