Matthew 11:14

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

And if you are willing to accept it, he is the Elijah who was to come.

Additional Resources

Other Translations

Referenced Verses

  • Matt 17:10-13 : 10 The disciples asked Him, 'Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?' 11 Jesus replied, 'Indeed, Elijah is coming and will restore all things. 12 But I tell you, Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him. Instead, they did to him whatever they pleased. In the same way, the Son of Man is about to suffer at their hands.' 13 Then the disciples understood that He was speaking to them about John the Baptist.
  • Mark 9:11-13 : 11 And they asked him, 'Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?' 12 Jesus replied, 'Elijah does come first and restores all things. And how is it written about the Son of Man that he must suffer many things and be rejected?' 13 But I tell you that Elijah has come, and they did to him whatever they pleased, just as it is written about him.
  • Luke 1:17 : 17 And he will go before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of fathers to their children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous, to prepare a people fit for the Lord.
  • Ezek 2:5 : 5 Whether they listen or refuse to listen—for they are a rebellious house—they will know that a prophet has been among them.
  • Ezek 3:10-11 : 10 And he said to me, "Son of man, take into your heart all the words I speak to you and listen closely with your ears." 11 Go to the exiles, to your people, and speak to them. Say to them, 'This is what the Lord GOD says,' whether they listen or refuse to listen.
  • John 1:21-23 : 21 They asked him, 'Then who are you? Are you Elijah?' He said, 'I am not.' 'Are you the Prophet?' He answered, 'No.' 22 So they said to him, 'Who are you? Tell us so we can give an answer to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?' 23 He replied, 'I am the voice of one calling in the wilderness, “Make straight the way for the Lord,” as the prophet Isaiah said.'
  • John 16:12 : 12 I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now.
  • 1 Cor 3:2 : 2 I fed you with milk, not solid food, because you were not able to receive it. Even now, you are still not able.
  • Rev 20:4 : 4 Then I saw thrones, and those who sat on them were given authority to judge. I also saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for their testimony about Jesus and for the word of God. They had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Matt 17:10-13
    4 verses
    80%

    10The disciples asked Him, 'Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?'

    11Jesus replied, 'Indeed, Elijah is coming and will restore all things.

    12But I tell you, Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him. Instead, they did to him whatever they pleased. In the same way, the Son of Man is about to suffer at their hands.'

    13Then the disciples understood that He was speaking to them about John the Baptist.

  • Matt 11:15
    77%

    15He who has ears, let him hear.

  • Mark 9:11-13
    3 verses
    77%

    11And they asked him, 'Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?'

    12Jesus replied, 'Elijah does come first and restores all things. And how is it written about the Son of Man that he must suffer many things and be rejected?'

    13But I tell you that Elijah has come, and they did to him whatever they pleased, just as it is written about him.

  • Matt 11:9-11
    3 verses
    75%

    9But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet.

    10This is the one about whom it is written: 'Behold, I send My messenger ahead of You, who will prepare Your way before You.'

    11Truly I tell you, among those born of women there has not arisen anyone greater than John the Baptist; yet the one who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.

  • Mark 6:15
    73%

    15Others were saying, 'He is Elijah,' and still others said, 'He is a prophet, like one of the prophets of long ago.'

  • Luke 7:27
    72%

    27'This is the one about whom it is written: "Look, I am sending My messenger ahead of You, who will prepare Your way before You."'

  • Matt 11:13
    72%

    13For all the prophets and the Law prophesied until John.

  • Matt 3:3
    72%

    3This is the one who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah: 'A voice of one crying out in the wilderness: Prepare the way for the Lord; make His paths straight.'

  • Matt 11:2-4
    3 verses
    71%

    2Now John, while in prison, heard about the works of Christ and sent his disciples to ask Him,

    3"Are You the one who is to come, or should we expect someone else?"

    4And Jesus responded to them, "Go and report to John what you hear and see:

  • Luke 1:17
    71%

    17And he will go before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of fathers to their children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous, to prepare a people fit for the Lord.

  • Luke 9:8
    71%

    8Others were saying that Elijah had appeared, and still others that one of the prophets of old had risen.

  • Matt 16:14
    70%

    14They replied, "Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets."

  • Matt 10:40
    70%

    40Whoever welcomes you welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me.

  • John 3:26
    69%

    26So they came to John and said to him, 'Rabbi, the one who was with you beyond the Jordan, to whom you testified—look, He is baptizing, and everyone is coming to Him.'

  • Luke 7:18-20
    3 verses
    69%

    18John's disciples reported all these things to him. Then John called two of his disciples.

    19He sent them to the Lord to ask, 'Are You the one who is to come, or should we expect someone else?'

    20When the men came to Jesus, they said, 'John the Baptist has sent us to You to ask, "Are You the one who is to come, or should we expect someone else?"'

  • Acts 13:24
    69%

    24Before His coming, John had already proclaimed a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

  • Mark 8:28
    69%

    28They replied, 'Some say John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and still others, one of the prophets.'

  • John 5:43
    68%

    43I have come in my Father's name, and you do not accept me. But if someone else comes in his own name, you will accept him.

  • John 1:15
    68%

    15John testified about Him and cried out, saying, 'This is the one I spoke about when I said, “He who comes after me has surpassed me because He was before me.”'

  • Mark 1:2-3
    2 verses
    68%

    2As it is written in the prophets: 'See, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way before you.'

    3'A voice is calling out in the wilderness: Prepare the way for the Lord; make his paths straight.'

  • John 1:23
    68%

    23He replied, 'I am the voice of one calling in the wilderness, “Make straight the way for the Lord,” as the prophet Isaiah said.'

  • Luke 9:19
    68%

    19They replied, 'Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others that one of the ancient prophets has risen.'

  • Matt 12:17
    68%

    17This was to fulfill what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet:

  • Luke 3:4
    68%

    4as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet: "The voice of one crying out in the wilderness, 'Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.'"

  • John 1:6
    68%

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

  • John 1:25
    68%

    25They asked him, 'Why then do you baptize, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?'

  • 2 Kgs 1:7
    67%

    7The king asked them, 'What kind of man was it who came to meet you and told you this?'

  • Matt 3:1
    67%

    1At that time, John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea,

  • Mark 9:4
    67%

    4And Elijah appeared to them with Moses, and they were talking with Jesus.

  • Luke 1:76
    67%

    76And you, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High, for you will go before the Lord to prepare His ways,

  • Mark 15:35
    67%

    35When some of those standing nearby heard this, they said, 'Look, He’s calling Elijah!'

  • John 6:14
    67%

    14When the people saw the sign that Jesus had performed, they began to say, 'This truly is the Prophet who is to come into the world.'

  • John 13:20
    67%

    20Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever receives anyone I send receives Me, and whoever receives Me receives the One who sent Me.

  • Matt 13:14
    67%

    14In them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah that says: 'You will indeed hear but never understand; you will indeed see but never perceive.'

  • Acts 3:20
    67%

    20So that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and that He may send Jesus, who has been appointed for you as the Christ.

  • Matt 14:2
    67%

    2And he said to his servants, 'This is John the Baptist. He has been raised from the dead, and that is why miraculous powers are at work in him.'

  • Mark 1:7
    67%

    7He proclaimed: 'After me comes one more powerful than I, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie.'