Luke 9:19 BSB — MannaFest

Luke 9:19

They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, that a prophet of old has arisen.”

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And they answering said, John the Baptist; but others say, Elijah; and others, that one of the old prophets is risen again.

KJV

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

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Commentary

2 voices

Ambrose of Milan

Catena Aurea by Aquinas (397)

But it is no trifling opinion of the multitude which the disciples mention, when it is added, But they answering said, John the Baptist, (whom they knew to be beheaded;) but some say, Elias, (whom they thought would come,) but others say that one of the old Prophets is risen again. But to make this enquiry belongs to a different kind of wisdom from ours, for if it were enough for the Apostle Paul to know nothing but Christ Jesus, and Him crucified, what more can I desire to know than Christ? (1 Cor. 2:2.)

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

They answering said, John the Baptist,.... This was the opinion of some who thought that he was risen from the dead, as in Luk 9:7. but some say Elias; the prophet, and the Tishbite; who according to the Jewish notion, was to be the forerunner of the Messiah, so in Luk 7:8. and others say: that one of the old prophets is risen again; thus were they divided in their sentiments about him. See Gill on Luk 9:8.

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Original language & word study

18 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
οἱ	hoi	<the>	G3588 →
δὲ	de	And	G1161 →
ἀποκριθέντες	apokrithentes	answering	G611 →
εἶπαν·	eipan	they said;	G2036 →
Ἰωάννην	Iōannēn	John	G2491 →
τὸν	ton	the	G3588 →
βαπτιστήν,	baptistēn	Baptist,	G910 →
ἄλλοι	alloi	others	G243 →
δὲ	de	also	G1161 →
Ἠλίαν,	Ēlian	Elijah,	G2243 →
ἄλλοι	alloi	others	G243 →
δὲ	de	now	G1161 →
ὅτι	hoti	that	G3754 →
προφήτης	prophētēs	a prophet	G4396 →
τις	tis	one	G5100 →
τῶν	tōn	of the	G3588 →
ἀρχαίων	archaiōn	ancients	G744 →
ἀνέστη.	anestē	has arisen.	G450 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Malachi 4:5
Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the LORD.
leads to
- Luke 1:17
  And he will go on before the Lord in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous—to…
- Matthew 17:10–13
  The disciples asked Him, “Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”
- Mark 9:11–13
  And they asked Jesus, “Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”
- Matthew 11:13–14
  For all the Prophets and the Law prophesied until John.
- Malachi 3:1
  “Behold, I will send My messenger, who will prepare the way before Me. Then the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to His temple—the Messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight—see, He…
Through
John 1:21
“Then who are you?” they inquired. “Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?” He answered, “No.”
leads to
- Malachi 4:5
  Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the LORD.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Deuteronomy 18:15–18
  The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers. You must listen to him.
Through
Mark 6:15
Others were saying, “He is Elijah,” and still others, “He is a prophet, like one of the prophets of old.”
leads to
- Matthew 16:14
  They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.