Mark 6:15

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Matt 21:11 : 11 And the people said, This is the prophet Jesus, from Nazareth of Galilee.
  • Mark 8:28 : 28 And they made answer, John the Baptist; and others, Elijah; but others, One of the prophets.
  • Matt 16:14 : 14 And they said, Some say, John the Baptist; some, Elijah; and others, Jeremiah, or 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.
  • Matt 17:10-11 : 10 And his disciples, questioning him, said, Why then do the scribes say that Elijah has to come first? 11 And in answer he said, Elijah truly has to come and put all things right:
  • Mark 9:12-13 : 12 And 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? 13 But 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.
  • Mark 15:35-36 : 35 And some of those who were near, hearing it, said, See, he is crying to Elijah. 36 And one of them went quickly and, getting a sponge full of bitter wine, put it on a rod, and gave it to him for drink, saying, Let be; let us see if Elijah will come to take him down.
  • Luke 1:17 : 17 And he will go before his face in the spirit and power of Elijah, turning the hearts of fathers to their children, and wrongdoers to the way of righteousness; to make ready a people whose hearts have been turned to the Lord.
  • Luke 7:16 : 16 And 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.
  • Luke 7:39 : 39 Now when the Pharisee in whose house he was saw it, he said to himself, This man, if he was a prophet, would be conscious what sort of woman this is who has put her hands on him, that she is a sinner.
  • Luke 9:8 : 8 And by some, that Elijah had come; and by others, that one of the old prophets had come back to life.
  • Luke 9:19 : 19 And they, answering, said, John the Baptist; but others say Elijah; and others, that one of the old prophets has come back.
  • 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.
  • 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 6:14 : 14 And when the people saw the sign which he had done, they said, Truly, this is the prophet who is to come into the world.
  • 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.
  • Acts 3:22-23 : 22 For Moses said, The Lord will give you a prophet from among your people, like me; you will give ear to everything which he will say to you. 23 And every soul who does not give attention to that prophet, will be cut off from among the people.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Luke 9:7-9
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    85%

    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.

  • Matt 16:14-15
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    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 9:18-19
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    84%

    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?

    19And they, answering, said, John the Baptist; but others say Elijah; and others, that one of the old prophets has come back.

  • Mark 6:16
    82%

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

  • Mark 8:28
    82%

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

  • Mark 6:14
    79%

    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.

  • Matt 14:2
    76%

    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.

  • Mark 9:11-13
    3 verses
    74%

    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 7:40-41
    2 verses
    73%

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

    41Others said, This is the Christ. But others said, Not so; will the Christ come from Galilee?

  • Matt 11:14
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    14And if you are able to see it, this is Elijah who was to come.

  • Matt 17:10-13
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    72%

    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.

  • Mark 15:35
    72%

    35And some of those who were near, hearing it, said, See, he is crying to Elijah.

  • John 1:25
    72%

    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?

  • Mark 11:32
    71%

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

  • John 6:14
    71%

    14And when the people saw the sign which he had done, they said, Truly, this is the prophet who is to come into the world.

  • John 1:21-23
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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?

    23He said, I am the voice of one crying in the waste land, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said Isaiah the prophet.

  • Luke 20:6
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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.

  • John 3:26
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    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.

  • Matt 11:3
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    3To say to him, Are you he who is to come, or are we waiting for another?

  • Luke 7:18-20
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    70%

    18And the disciples of John gave him an account of all these things.

    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?

  • Matt 27:47
    70%

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

  • Luke 7:16
    70%

    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.

  • Matt 21:11
    69%

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

  • Matt 14:5
    69%

    5And he would have put him to death, but for his fear of the people, because in their eyes John was a prophet.

  • Luke 3:15
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    15And while the people were waiting, and all men were questioning in their hearts about John, if he was the Christ or not,

  • John 9:9
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    9Some said, It is he: others said, No, but he is like him. He said, I am he.

  • Mark 6:20
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    20For Herod was in fear of John, being conscious that he was an upright and holy man, and kept him safe. And hearing him, he was much troubled; and he gave ear to him gladly.

  • Matt 21:26
    68%

    26But if we say, From men; we are in fear of the people, because all take John to be a prophet.

  • 2 Kgs 1:7
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    7And he said to them, What sort of a man was it who came and said these words to you?

  • Matt 11:9-10
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    9But why did you go out? to see a prophet? Yes, I say to you, and more than a prophet.

    10This is he of whom it has been said, See, I send my servant before your face, who will make ready your way before you.

  • Luke 7:26-27
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    26But what did you go out to see? a prophet? Yes, I say to you, and more than a prophet.

    27This is he of whom it has been said, See, I send my servant before your face, who will make ready your way before you.

  • Matt 11:7
    67%

    7And when they were going away, Jesus, talking of John, said to all the people, What went you out into the waste land to see? a tall stem moving in the wind?

  • John 7:25
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    25Then some of the people of Jerusalem said, Is not this the man whose death is desired?

  • Matt 3:3
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    3For this is he of whom Isaiah the prophet said, The voice of one crying in the waste land, Make ready the way of the Lord, make his roads straight.