Verse 10

His disciples asked him, saying, "Then why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?"

Referenced Verses

  • Matt 11:14 : 14 If you are willing to receive it, this is Elijah, who is to come.
  • Mal 4:5-6 : 5 Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and terrible day of Yahweh comes. 6 He will turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers, lest I come and strike the earth with a curse."
  • John 1:25 : 25 They asked him, "Why then do you baptize, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?"
  • Matt 17:3-4 : 3 Behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them talking with him. 4 Peter answered, and said to Jesus, "Lord, it is good for us to be here. If you want, let's make three tents here: one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah."
  • Matt 27:47-49 : 47 Some of them who stood there, when they heard it, said, "This man is calling Elijah." 48 Immediately one of them ran, and took a sponge, and filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him a drink. 49 The rest said, "Let him be. Let's see whether Elijah comes to save him."
  • Mark 9:11 : 11 They asked him, saying, "Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?"
  • John 1:21 : 21 They asked him, "What then? Are you Elijah?" He said, "I am not." "Are you the Prophet?" He answered, "No."