Matthew 11:14

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And if you are able to see it, this is Elijah who was to come.

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  • 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 17:10-13 : 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: 12 But 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. 13 Then the disciples saw that he was talking to them of John the Baptist.
  • Mark 9:11-13 : 11 And they put a question to him, saying, Why do the scribes say that Elijah has to come first? 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.
  • 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.
  • Ezek 2:5 : 5 And they, if they give ear to you or if they do not give ear (for they are an uncontrolled people), will see that there has been a prophet among them.
  • Ezek 3:10-11 : 10 Then he said to me, Son of man, take into your heart all my words which I am about to say to you, and let your ears be open to them. 11 And go now to those who have been taken away as prisoners, to the children of your people, and say to them, This is what the Lord has said; if they give ear or if they do not.
  • John 1:21-23 : 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. 22 So 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? 23 He said, I am the voice of one crying in the waste land, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said Isaiah the prophet.
  • John 16:12 : 12 I have still much to say to you, but you are not strong enough for it now.
  • 1 Cor 3:2 : 2 I gave you milk and not meat, because you were, then, unable to take it, and even now you are not able;
  • Rev 20:4 : 4 And I saw high seats, and they were seated on them, and the right of judging was given to them: and I saw the souls of those who were put to death for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and those who did not give worship to the beast, or to his image, and had not his mark on their brows or on their hands; and they were living and ruling with Christ a thousand years.

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  • Matt 17:10-13
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    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:

    12 But 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.

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

  • Matt 11:15
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    15 He who has ears, let him give ear.

  • Mark 9:11-13
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    11 And they put a question to him, saying, Why do the scribes say that Elijah has to come first?

    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.

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

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

    11 Truly I say to you, Among the sons of women there has not been a greater than John the Baptist: but he who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.

  • Mal 4:5
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    5 See, I am sending you Elijah the prophet before the day of the Lord comes, that great day, greatly to be feared.

  • Mark 6:15
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    15 But others said, It is Elijah. And others said, It is a prophet, even like one of the prophets.

  • Luke 7:27
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    27 This 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 11:13
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    13 For all the prophets and the law were in force till John.

  • Matt 3:3
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    3 For 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.

  • Matt 11:2-4
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    2 Now when John had news in prison of the works of the Christ, he sent his disciples

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

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

  • Luke 1:17
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    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 9:8
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    8 And by some, that Elijah had come; and by others, that one of the old prophets had come back to life.

  • Matt 16:14
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    14 And they said, Some say, John the Baptist; some, Elijah; and others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.

  • Matt 10:40
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    40 He who gives honour to you gives honour to me; and he who gives honour to me gives honour to him who sent me.

  • John 3:26
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    26 And 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.

  • Luke 7:18-20
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    18 And the disciples of John gave him an account of all these things.

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

    20 And 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?

  • Acts 13:24
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    24 For whose coming John made ready the way by preaching to all the people of Israel the baptism which goes with a change of heart.

  • Mark 8:28
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    28 And they made answer, John the Baptist; and others, Elijah; but others, One of the prophets.

  • John 5:43
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    43 I have come in my Father's name, and your hearts are not open to me. If another comes with no other authority but himself, you will give him your approval.

  • John 1:15
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    15 John gave witness about him, crying, This is he of whom I said, He who is coming after me is put over me because he was in existence before me.

  • Mark 1:2-3
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    2 Even as it is said in the book of Isaiah the prophet, See, I send my servant before your face, who will make ready your way;

    3 The voice of one crying in the waste land, Make ready the way of the Lord, make his roads straight;

  • John 1:23
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    23 He 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 9:19
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    19 And they, answering, said, John the Baptist; but others say Elijah; and others, that one of the old prophets has come back.

  • Matt 12:17
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    17 So that what was said by Isaiah the prophet might come true,

  • Luke 3:4
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    4 As it says in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, The voice of one crying in the waste land, Make ready the way of the Lord, make his roads straight.

  • John 1:6
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    6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

  • John 1:25
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    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?

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

  • Matt 3:1
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    1 And in those days John the Baptist came preaching in the waste land of Judaea,

  • Mark 9:4
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    4 And there came before them Elijah with Moses, and they were talking with Jesus.

  • Luke 1:76
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    76 And you, child, will be named the prophet of the Most High: you will go before the face of the Lord, to make ready his ways;

  • Mark 15:35
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    35 And some of those who were near, hearing it, said, See, he is crying to Elijah.

  • John 6:14
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    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 13:20
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    20 Truly I say to you, He who takes to his heart anyone whom I send, takes me to his heart; and he who so takes me, takes him who sent me.

  • Matt 13:14
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    14 And for them the words of Isaiah have come true, Though you give ear, you will not get knowledge; and seeing, you will see, but the sense will not be clear to you:

  • Acts 3:20
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    20 And that he may send the Christ who was marked out for you from the first, even Jesus:

  • Matt 14:2
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    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 1:7
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    7 And he said to them all, There is one coming after me who is greater than I, whose shoes I am not good enough to undo.