Mark 9:11

World English Bible (2000)

They asked him, saying, "Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?"

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Referenced Verses

  • Mal 4:5 : 5 Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and terrible day of Yahweh comes.
  • Mal 3:1 : 1 "Behold, I send my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me; and the Lord, whom you seek, will suddenly come to his temple; and the messenger of the covenant, whom you desire, behold, he comes!" says Yahweh of Armies.
  • Matt 11:14 : 14 If you are willing to receive it, this is Elijah, who is to come.
  • Mark 9:4 : 4 Elijah and Moses appeared to them, and they were talking with Jesus.
  • Matt 17:10-11 : 10 His disciples asked him, saying, "Then why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?" 11 Jesus answered them, "Elijah indeed comes first, and will restore all things,

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    11 Jesus answered them, "Elijah indeed comes first, and will restore all things,

    12 but I tell you that Elijah has come already, and they didn't recognize him, but did to him whatever they wanted to. Even so the Son of Man will also suffer by them."

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    12 He said to them, "Elijah indeed comes first, and restores all things. How is it written about the Son of Man, that he should suffer many things and be despised?

    13 But I tell you that Elijah has come, and they have also done to him whatever they wanted to, even as it is written about him."

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    18 It happened, as he was praying alone, that the disciples were with him, and he asked them, "Who do the multitudes say that I am?"

    19 They answered, "'John the Baptizer,' but others say, 'Elijah,' and others, that one of the old prophets is risen again."

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

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    14 If you are willing to receive it, this is Elijah, who is to come.

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    28 They told him, "John the Baptizer, and others say Elijah, but others: one of the prophets."

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    9 As they were coming down from the mountain, he commanded them that they should tell no one what things they had seen, until after the Son of Man had risen from the dead.

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    16 He asked the scribes, "What are you asking them?"

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    10 For this is he, of whom it is written, 'Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way before you.'

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    19 John, calling to himself two of his disciples, sent them to Jesus, saying, "Are you the one who is coming, or should we look for another?"

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    3 Behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them talking with him.

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