What happensPermalink
Jesus sends out His disciples on a mission alone. He feeds the five thousand. Herod wonders whether Jesus is Elijah or maybe John the Baptist reborn; Peter confesses Jesus as Messiah. Jesus foretells His death to His disciples. Peter, James, and John witness the transfiguration.
Why it mattersPermalink
Luke contrasts Herod and the crowds with Peter’s identification of Jesus as the Christ. Jesus follows up by predicting His own death and saying that to follow Him is to forsake your life and risk death.
Key versePermalink
Then he said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” And Peter answered, “The Christ of God.”