Luke 9:19

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And they, answering, said, John the Baptist; but others say Elijah; and others, that one of the old prophets has come back.

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Referenced Verses

  • Luke 9:7-8 : 7 Now Herod the king had news of all these things: and he was in doubt, because it was said by some people that John had come back from the dead; 8 And by some, that Elijah had come; and by others, that one of the old prophets had come back to life.
  • John 1:21 : 21 And they said to him, What then? Are you Elijah? And he said, I am not. Are you the prophet? And his answer was, I am not.
  • Matt 14:2 : 2 And he said to his servants, This is John the Baptist; he has come back from the dead, and so these powers are working in him.
  • Mark 6:15 : 15 But others said, It is Elijah. And others said, It is a prophet, even like one of the prophets.
  • Mal 4:5 : 5 See, I am sending you Elijah the prophet before the day of the Lord comes, that great day, greatly to be feared.
  • John 1:25 : 25 And they put this question to him, saying, Why then are you giving baptism if you are not the Christ, or Elijah, or the prophet?
  • John 7:40 : 40 When these words came to their ears, some of the people said, This is certainly the prophet.
  • John 9:17 : 17 Again they said to the blind man, What have you to say about him for opening your eyes? And he said, He is a prophet.

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  • Mark 8:27-29
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    27And Jesus went out, with his disciples, into the little towns round Caesarea Philippi; and on the way he put a question to his disciples, saying, Who do men say that I am?

    28And they made answer, John the Baptist; and others, Elijah; but others, One of the prophets.

    29And he said to them, But who do you say I am? Peter said in answer, You are the Christ.

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    13Now when Jesus had come into the parts of Caesarea Philippi, he said, questioning his disciples, Who do men say that the Son of man is?

    14And they said, Some say, John the Baptist; some, Elijah; and others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.

    15He says to them, But who do you say that I am?

  • Luke 9:7-9
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    7Now Herod the king had news of all these things: and he was in doubt, because it was said by some people that John had come back from the dead;

    8And by some, that Elijah had come; and by others, that one of the old prophets had come back to life.

    9And Herod said, I put John to death: but who is this, of whom such stories are given to me? And he had a desire to see him.

  • Mark 6:14-16
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    14And king Herod had news of him, because his name was on the lips of all; and he said, John the Baptist has come back from the dead, and for this reason these powers are working in him.

    15But others said, It is Elijah. And others said, It is a prophet, even like one of the prophets.

    16But Herod, when he had news of it, said, John, whom I put to death, has come back from the dead.

  • 18And it came about that when he was in prayer, by himself, and the disciples were with him, he put a question to them, saying, Who do the people say I am?

  • 20And he said, But who do you say that I am? And Peter, answering, said, The Christ of God.

  • Mark 9:10-13
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    10And they kept the saying, questioning among themselves what the coming back from the dead might be.

    11And they put a question to him, saying, Why do the scribes say that Elijah has to come first?

    12And he said to them, Truly, Elijah does come first, and puts all things in order; and how is it said in the Writings that the Son of man will go through much sorrow and be made as nothing?

    13But I say to you that Elijah has come, and they have done to him whatever they were pleased to do, even as the Writings say about him.

  • John 1:21-22
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    21And they said to him, What then? Are you Elijah? And he said, I am not. Are you the prophet? And his answer was, I am not.

    22So they said to him, Who are you then? We have to give some answer to those who sent us. What have you to say about yourself?

  • 17Again they said to the blind man, What have you to say about him for opening your eyes? And he said, He is a prophet.

  • 2And he said to his servants, This is John the Baptist; he has come back from the dead, and so these powers are working in him.

  • 19And he said to them, What things? And they said, The things to do with Jesus of Nazareth, who was a prophet, great in his acts and his words, before God and all the people:

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    10And his disciples, questioning him, said, Why then do the scribes say that Elijah has to come first?

    11And in answer he said, Elijah truly has to come and put all things right:

    12But I say to you that Elijah has come, and they had no knowledge of him, but did to him whatever they were pleased to do; the same will the Son of man undergo at their hands.

    13Then the disciples saw that he was talking to them of John the Baptist.

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    19Then John sent two of his disciples to the Lord, saying, Are you he who is to come, or are we waiting for another?

    20And when the men came to him they said, John the Baptist has sent us to you, saying, Are you he who is to come, or are we waiting for another?

  • 34Jesus made answer, Do you say this of yourself, or did others say it about me?

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    6But if we say, Of men; we will be stoned by the people, for they are certain that John was a prophet.

    7And they made answer that they had no idea where it came from.

  • 25And they put this question to him, saying, Why then are you giving baptism if you are not the Christ, or Elijah, or the prophet?

  • 30The baptism of John, was it from heaven or from men? give me an answer.

  • 32But if we say, From men--they were in fear of the people, because all took John to be truly a prophet.

  • 26And they went to John and said to him, Rabbi, the man who was with you on the other side of the Jordan, the man to whom you gave witness, is now giving baptism, and everyone is going to him.

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    3To say to him, Are you he who is to come, or are we waiting for another?

    4And Jesus, answering, said to them, Go and give news to John of the things which you are seeing and hearing:

  • 4And there came before them Elijah with Moses, and they were talking with Jesus.

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    3And in answer he said to them, I will put a question to you, and do you give me an answer:

    4The baptism of John, was it from heaven or of men?

  • 16And fear came on all, and they gave praise to God, saying, A great prophet is among us: and, God has given thought to his people.

  • 40When these words came to their ears, some of the people said, This is certainly the prophet.

  • 11And the people said, This is the prophet Jesus, from Nazareth of Galilee.

  • 16And he said, What are you questioning them about?

  • 25The baptism of John, where did it come from? from heaven or from men? And they were reasoning among themselves, saying, If we say, From heaven; he will say to us, Why then did you not have faith in him?

  • 9But why did you go out? to see a prophet? Yes, I say to you, and more than a prophet.

  • 7And he said to them, What sort of a man was it who came and said these words to you?

  • 47And some of those who were near by, hearing it, said, This man is crying to Elijah.