Luke 9:18 (WEB)
As he was praying alone, the disciples were near him, and he asked them, “Who do the multitudes say that I am?”
Catechism · 1
“He also prays before the decisive moments involving the mission of his apostles: at his election and call of the Twelve, before Peter's confession of him as "the Christ of God," and again that the faith of the chief of the Apostles may not fail when tempted.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Lk 6:12; 9:18-20; 22:32.
Fathers and councils · 15
Augustine of Hippo
“…the following notice: “And it came to pass, as He was alone praying, His disciples were with Him; and He asked them, saying, Who say the people that I am?”” — editor's note: Luke ix. 17, 18.
Read the whole comment“Luke, again, also records this incident, inserting it after his account of the miracle of the five loaves; and, as we have already shown above, the order of recollection which is followed in his case is not antagonistic to the order adopted by these others.” — editor's note: Luke ix. 18–20.
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Catena Aurea on Luke
- Cyril of AlexandriaCatena Aurea on Luke
Our Lord having retired from the multitude, and being in a place apart, was engaged in prayer. As it is said, And it came to pass, as he was alone praying. For He ordained Himself as an example of this, instructing…
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Now the disciples were with the Lord, but He alone prayed to the Father, since the saints may be joined to the Lord in the bond of faith and love, but the Son alone is able to penetrate the incomprehensible secrets…
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Now His engaging in prayer might perplex His disciples. For they saw Him praying like a man, Whom before they had seen performing miracles with divine power. In order then to banish all perplexity of this kind, He…
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Rightly does our Lord, when about to enquire into the faith of the disciples, first inquire into the opinion of the multitudes, lest their confession should appear not to be determined by their knowledge, but to be…
Read the whole comment - Augustine of HippoCatena Aurea on Luke
Now it may raise a question, that Luke says that our Lord asked His disciples, Whom do men say that I am, at the same time that He was alone praying, and they also were with Him; whereas Mark says, that they were…
Read the whole comment - Ambrose of MilanCatena Aurea on Luke
But it is no trifling opinion of the multitude which the disciples mention, when it is added, But they answering said, John the Baptist, (whom they knew to be beheaded;) but some say, Elias, (whom they thought would…
Read the whole comment - Cyril of AlexandriaCatena Aurea on Luke
But mark the subtle skill of the question. For he directs them first to the praises of strangers, that having overthrown these, He might beget in them the right opinion. So when the disciples had given the opinion of…
Read the whole comment - Ambrose of MilanCatena Aurea on Luke
In this one name there is the expression both of His divinity and incarnation, and the belief of His passion. He has therefore comprehended every thing, having expressed both the nature and the name wherein is all…
Read the whole comment - Cyril of AlexandriaCatena Aurea on Luke
But we must observe, that Peter most wisely confessed Christ to be one, against those who presumed to divide Immanuel into two Christs. For Christ did not enquire of them, saying, Whom do men say the divine Word is?…
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But our Lord Jesus Christ was at first unwilling to be preached, lest an uproar should arise; as it follows, And he straitly charged them, and commanded them to tell no man any thing. For many reasons He commands His…
Read the whole comment - John ChrysostomCatena Aurea on Luke
Timely also was our Lord’s command that no one should tell that He was Christ, in order that when offences should be taken away and the sufferings of the cross completed, a proper opinion of Him might be firmly…
Read the whole comment - Cyril of AlexandriaCatena Aurea on Luke
It was the duty then of the disciples to preach Him throughout the world. For this was the work of those who were chosen by Him to the office of the Apostleship. But as holy Scripture bears witness, There is a time…
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Perhaps because the Lord knew that the disciples would believe even the difficult mystery of the Passion and Resurrection, He wished to be Himself the proclaimer of His own Passion and Resurrection.
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Cross-references · 8
Cited together in Catechism §2600.
Cited together in Catechism §2600.
Cited together in Catechism §2600.
Cited together in Catechism §2600.
Cited together in Catechism §2600.
Cited together in Ambrose of Milan on Luke 9:18–22 (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Catechism §2600.
Cited together in Catechism §2600.