Mark 8:28

KJV1611 – Modern English

And they answered, John the Baptist; but some say, Elijah; and others, One of the prophets.

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  • Mal 4:5 : 5 Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD.
  • Matt 14:2 : 2 And said to his servants, This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead; and therefore mighty works are shown forth in him.
  • John 1:21 : 21 And they asked him, What then? Are you Elijah? And he said, I am not. Are you the Prophet? And he answered, No.
  • Matt 16:14 : 14 And they said, Some say John the Baptist, some Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.
  • Mark 6:14-16 : 14 And King Herod heard of him; for his name was spread abroad: and he said, John the Baptist is risen from the dead, and therefore mighty works show forth themselves in him. 15 Others said, It is Elijah. And others said, It is a prophet, or like one of the prophets. 16 But when Herod heard of it, he said, It is John, whom I beheaded; he is risen from the dead.
  • Mark 9:11-13 : 11 And they asked him, saying, Why do the scribes say that Elijah must first come? 12 And he answered and told them, Elijah truly comes first and restores all things; and how it is written of the Son of Man, that he must suffer many things and be treated with contempt. 13 But I say to you, that Elijah has indeed come, and they did to him whatever they wished, as it is written of him.
  • Luke 9:7-9 : 7 Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done by him, and he was perplexed, because it was said by some that John had risen from the dead; 8 And by some, that Elijah had appeared; and by others, that one of the old prophets had risen again. 9 And Herod said, I beheaded John: but who is this of whom I hear such things? And he desired to see him.

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    18And it happened, as he was praying alone, his disciples were with him, and he asked them, saying, Who do the people say that I am?

    19They answered and said, John the Baptist; but some say Elijah; and others say, that one of the old prophets is risen again.

    20He said to them, But who do you say that I am? Peter answered, The Christ of God.

  • Matt 16:13-15
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    13When Jesus came into the region of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples, saying, Who do men say that I, the Son of Man, am?

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

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

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

  • Mark 8:27
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    27And Jesus went out, and his disciples, into the towns of Caesarea Philippi, and along the way he asked his disciples, saying to them, Who do people say that I am?

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    29And he said to them, But who do you say that I am? And Peter answered and said to him, You are the Christ.

  • Luke 9:8-9
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    8And by some, that Elijah had appeared; and by others, that one of the old prophets had risen again.

    9And Herod said, I beheaded John: but who is this of whom I hear such things? And he desired to see him.

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

    12And he answered and told them, Elijah truly comes first and restores all things; and how it is written of the Son of Man, that he must suffer many things and be treated with contempt.

    13But I say to you, that Elijah has indeed come, and they did to him whatever they wished, as it is written of him.

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    21And they asked him, What then? Are you Elijah? And he said, I am not. Are you the Prophet? And he answered, No.

    22Then they said to him, Who are you, that we may give an answer to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?

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

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    10And his disciples asked him, saying, Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must first come?

    11And Jesus answered and said to them, Elijah truly shall first come, and restore all things.

    12But I say to you, That Elijah has already come, and they did not know him, but have done to him whatever they wished. Likewise shall also the Son of Man suffer by them.

    13Then the disciples understood that he spoke to them of John the Baptist.

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    25And they asked him, and said to him, Why then do you baptize if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?

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    28And said to him, By what authority do you do these things? and who gave you this authority to do these things?

    29And Jesus answered and said to them, I will also ask you one question, and answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things.

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

  • Luke 7:18-20
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    18And the disciples of John reported to him of all these things.

    19And John, calling two of his disciples, sent them to Jesus, saying, Are you the one that should come? or do we look for another?

    20When the men came to him, they said, John the Baptist has sent us to you, saying, Are you the one that should come? or do we look for another?

  • Luke 20:6-7
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    6But if we say, From men; all the people will stone us: for they are persuaded that John was a prophet.

    7And they answered that they could not tell where it was from.

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    32But if we say, From men; they feared the people: for all men counted John, that he was a prophet indeed.

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    34Jesus answered him, Do you say this of yourself, or did others tell you about me?

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    26They came to John and said to him, Rabbi, he who was with you beyond the Jordan, to whom you bore witness, behold, he baptizes, and all men come to him.

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    3And said to him, Are you the one who is to come, or should we look for another?

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    40Therefore many from the crowd, when they heard this saying, said, Truly this is the Prophet.

    41Others said, This is the Christ. But some said, Will the Christ come out of Galilee?

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    2And spoke to him, saying, Tell us, by what authority do you do these things? Or who is he who gave you this authority?

    3And he answered and said to them, I will also ask you one thing; and you answer me:

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    25The baptism of John, where was it from? From heaven, or from men? And they reasoned among themselves, saying, If we say, From heaven, he will say to us, Why then did you not believe him?

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

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    26But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I say to you, and much more than a prophet.

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    19And he said to them, What things? And they said to him, The things concerning Jesus of Nazareth, who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people:

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    2And said to his servants, This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead; and therefore mighty works are shown forth in him.

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    47Some of them that stood there, when they heard that, said, This man calls for Elijah.

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    7And he said to them, What kind of man was he who came up to meet you and told you these words?

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    42Saying, What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is he? They said to him, The Son of David.