Mark 6:15

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

Others said,“He is Elijah.” Others said,“He is a prophet, like one of the prophets from the past.”

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  • Matt 21:11 : 11 And the crowds were saying,“This is the prophet Jesus, from Nazareth in Galilee.”
  • Mark 8:28 : 28 They said,“John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and still others, one of the prophets.”
  • Matt 16:14 : 14 They answered,“Some say John the Baptist, others Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”
  • Mal 4:5 : 5 Look, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and terrible day of the LORD arrives.
  • Matt 17:10-11 : 10 The disciples asked him,“Why then do the experts in the law say that Elijah must come first?” 11 He answered,“Elijah does indeed come first and will restore all things.
  • Mark 9:12-13 : 12 He said to them,“Elijah does indeed come first, and restores all things. And why is it written that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be despised? 13 But I tell you that Elijah has certainly come, and they did to him whatever they wanted, just as it is written about him.”
  • Mark 15:35-36 : 35 When some of the bystanders heard it they said,“Listen, he is calling for Elijah!” 36 Then someone ran, filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on a stick, and gave it to him to drink, saying,“Leave him alone! Let’s see if Elijah will come to take him down!”
  • Luke 1:17 : 17 And he will go as forerunner before the Lord in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers back to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready for the Lord a people prepared for him.”
  • Luke 7:16 : 16 Fear seized them all, and they began to glorify God, saying,“A great prophet has appeared among us!” and“God has come to help his people!”
  • Luke 7:39 : 39 Now when the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, he said to himself,“If this man were a prophet, he would know who and what kind of woman this is who is touching him, that she is a sinner.”
  • Luke 9:8 : 8 while others were saying that Elijah had appeared, and still others that one of the prophets of long ago had risen.
  • Luke 9:19 : 19 They answered,“John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others that one of the prophets of long ago has risen.”
  • John 1:21 : 21 So they asked him,“Then who are you? Are you Elijah?” He said,“I am not!”“Are you the Prophet?” He answered,“No!”
  • John 1:25 : 25 So they asked John,“Why then are you baptizing if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?”
  • John 6:14 : 14 Now when the people saw the miraculous sign that Jesus performed, they began to say to one another,“This is certainly the Prophet who is to come into the world.”
  • John 7:40 : 40 Differing Opinions About Jesus When they heard these words, some of the crowd began to say,“This really is the Prophet!”
  • John 9:17 : 17 So again they asked the man who used to be blind,“What do you say about him, since he caused you to see?”“He is a prophet,” the man replied.
  • Acts 3:22-23 : 22 Moses said,‘The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers. You must obey him in everything he tells you. 23 Every person who does not obey that prophet will be destroyed and thus removed from the people.’

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  • Luke 9:7-9
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    7 Herod’s Confusion about Jesus Now Herod the tetrarch heard about everything that was happening, and he was thoroughly perplexed, because some people were saying that John had been raised from the dead,

    8 while others were saying that Elijah had appeared, and still others that one of the prophets of long ago had risen.

    9 Herod said,“I had John beheaded, but who is this about whom I hear such things?” So Herod wanted to learn about Jesus.

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    14 They answered,“Some say John the Baptist, others Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”

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

  • Luke 9:18-19
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    18 Peter’s Confession Once when Jesus was praying by himself, and his disciples were nearby, he asked them,“Who do the crowds say that I am?”

    19 They answered,“John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others that one of the prophets of long ago has risen.”

  • 16 But when Herod heard this, he said,“John, whom I beheaded, has been raised!”

  • 28 They said,“John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and still others, one of the prophets.”

  • 14 The Death of John the Baptist Now King Herod heard this, for Jesus’ name had become known. Some were saying,“John the baptizer has been raised from the dead, and because of this, miraculous powers are at work in him.”

  • 2 and he said to his servants,“This is John the Baptist. He has been raised from the dead! And because of this, miraculous powers are at work in him.”

  • Mark 9:11-13
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    11 Then they asked him,“Why do the experts in the law say that Elijah must come first?”

    12 He said to them,“Elijah does indeed come first, and restores all things. And why is it written that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be despised?

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

  • John 7:40-41
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    40 Differing Opinions About Jesus When they heard these words, some of the crowd began to say,“This really is the Prophet!”

    41 Others said,“This is the Christ!” But still others said,“No, for the Christ doesn’t come from Galilee, does he?

  • 14 And if you are willing to accept it, he is Elijah, who is to come.

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    10 The disciples asked him,“Why then do the experts in the law say that Elijah must come first?”

    11 He answered,“Elijah does indeed come first and will restore all things.

    12 And I tell you that Elijah has already come. Yet they did not recognize him, but did to him whatever they wanted. In the same way, the Son of Man will suffer at their hands.”

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

  • 35 When some of the bystanders heard it they said,“Listen, he is calling for Elijah!”

  • 25 So they asked John,“Why then are you baptizing if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?”

  • 32 But if we say,‘From people–’”(they feared the crowd, for they all considered John to be truly a prophet).

  • 14 Now when the people saw the miraculous sign that Jesus performed, they began to say to one another,“This is certainly the Prophet who is to come into the world.”

  • John 1:21-23
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    21 So they asked him,“Then who are you? Are you Elijah?” He said,“I am not!”“Are you the Prophet?” He answered,“No!”

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

    23 John said,“I am the voice of one shouting in the wilderness,‘Make straight the way for the Lord,’ as the prophet Isaiah said.”

  • 6 But if we say,‘From people,’ all the people will stone us, because they are convinced that John was a prophet.”

  • 26 So they came to John and said to him,“Rabbi, the one who was with you on the other side of the Jordan River, about whom you testified– see, he is baptizing, and everyone is flocking to him!”

  • 3 “Are you the one who is to come, or should we look for another?”

  • Luke 7:18-20
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    18 Jesus and John the Baptist John’s disciples informed him about all these things. So John called two of his disciples

    19 and sent them to Jesus to ask,“Are you the one who is to come, or should we look for another?”

    20 When 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 look for another?’”

  • 47 When some of the bystanders heard it, they said,“This man is calling for Elijah.”

  • 16 Fear seized them all, and they began to glorify God, saying,“A great prophet has appeared among us!” and“God has come to help his people!”

  • 11 And the crowds were saying,“This is the prophet Jesus, from Nazareth in Galilee.”

  • 5 Although Herod wanted to kill John, he feared the crowd because they accepted John as a prophet.

  • 15 While the people were filled with anticipation and they all wondered whether perhaps John could be the Christ,

  • 9 Some people said,“This is the man!” while others said,“No, but he looks like him.” The man himself kept insisting,“I am the one!”

  • 20 because Herod stood in awe of John and protected him, since he knew that John was a righteous and holy man. When Herod heard him, he was thoroughly baffled, and yet he liked to listen to John.

  • 26 But if we say,‘From people,’ we fear the crowd, for they all consider John to be a prophet.”

  • 7 The king asked them,“Describe the appearance of this man who came up to meet you and told you these things.”

  • Matt 11:9-10
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    9 What did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet!

    10 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.’

  • Luke 7:26-27
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    26 What did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet.

    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.’

  • 7 While they were going away, Jesus began to speak to the crowd about John:“What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?

  • 25 Questions About Jesus’ Identity Then some of the residents of Jerusalem began to say,“Isn’t this the man they are trying to kill?

  • 3 For he is the one about whom the prophet Isaiah had spoken:“The voice of one shouting in the wilderness,‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make his paths straight.’”