He said unto them, But whom say ye that I am? Peter answering said, The Christ of God.

And he said unto them, But who say ye that I am? And Peter answering said, The Christ of God.

"But you," He asked, "who do you say that I am?" "God's Anointed One," replied Peter.

And he said, But who do you say that I am? And Peter, answering, said, The Christ of God.

He said to them, 'But who do you say that I am?' Peter answered, 'The Messiah of God.'

Then he said to them, "But who do you say that I am?" In response, Simon Peter said, "The Christ of God."

The Christ of God - The "Anointed" of God. The "Messiah" appointed by God, and who had been long promised by him. See the notes at Matthew 1:1.

But whom say ye that I am? - Whom do ye tell the people that I am? What do ye preach concerning me? See also on Matthew 16:14 (note); and see the observations at the end of this chapter, (note).
The Christ of God - The Coptic and later Persic read, Thou art Christ God. After this comes in Peter's confession of our Lord, as related Matthew 16:16 (note), etc., where see the notes; and see also the observations of Granville Sharp, Esq., at the end of this chapter.

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 the Son of God, and God over all, blessed for ever. The Cambridge copy of Beza's reads, "the Christ, the Son of God". See Gill on Luke 2:26.