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“But what about you?”… “Who do you say I am?”: In Greek, this is more literally, “But you, who do you I am?” In Greek, the pronoun “you” is emphasized the first time it occurs in this clause. Jesus had just heard what other people said about him. Now he wanted to know who his own disciples thought that he was.

Here are some other ways to translate this question:

But you,…who do you say I am? (New Jerusalem Bible)

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And you, who do you say I am?

In Greek this is one question. Some English versions, including the Berean Standard Bible, add a separate question to show that the pronoun you is emphasized. For example:

But what about you?…Who do you say I am? (New International Version)

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