Matthew 17:10
The disciples asked him,“Why then do the experts in the law say that Elijah must come first?”
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- Matt 11:14 : 14 And if you are willing to accept it, he is Elijah, who is to come.
- Mal 4:5-6 : 5 Look, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and terrible day of the LORD arrives. 6 He will encourage fathers and their children to return to me, so that I will not come and strike the earth with judgment.”
- John 1:25 : 25 So they asked John,“Why then are you baptizing if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?”
- Matt 17:3-4 : 3 Then Moses and Elijah also appeared before them, talking with him. 4 So Peter said to Jesus,“Lord, it is good for us to be here. If you want, I will make three shelters– one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”
- Matt 27:47-49 : 47 When some of the bystanders heard it, they said,“This man is calling for Elijah.” 48 Immediately one of them ran and got a sponge, filled it with sour wine, put it on a stick, and gave it to him to drink. 49 But the rest said,“Leave him alone! Let’s see if Elijah will come to save him.”
- Mark 9:11 : 11 Then they asked him,“Why do the experts in the law say that Elijah must come first?”
- 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!”
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9 As they were coming down from the mountain, he gave them orders not to tell anyone what they had seen until after the Son of Man had risen from the dead.
10 They kept this statement to themselves, discussing what this rising from the dead meant.
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.”
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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.”
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2 The LORD’s message came to him:
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