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Mark 6:15

Others were saying, “He is Elijah,” and still others, “He is a prophet, like one of the prophets of old.”

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ASV

But others said, It is Elijah. And others said, It is a prophet, even as one of the prophets.

KJV

Others said, That it is Elias. And others said, That it is a prophet, or as one of the prophets.

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ἄλλοιalloiOthersG243 →
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ὅτιhotithatG3754 →
προφήτηςprophētēsA prophetG4396 →
ὡςhōslikeG5613 →
εἷςheisoneG1520 →
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Matthew 16:14They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”Matthew 21:11The crowds replied, “This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee.”Malachi 4:5Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the LORD.Mark 8:28They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, one of the prophets.”John 1:25asked him, “Why then do you baptize, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?”Luke 9:8others that Elijah had appeared, and still others that a prophet of old had arisen.Matthew 17:10–11The disciples asked Him, “Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”Mark 9:12–13He replied, “Elijah does indeed come first, and he restores all things. Why then is it written that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected?Acts 3:22–23For Moses said, ‘The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers. You must listen to Him in everything He tells you.Luke 7:39When the Pharisee who had invited Jesus saw this, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet, He would know who this is and what kind of woman is touching Him—for she is a sinner!”John 6:14When the people saw the sign that Jesus had performed, they began to say, “Truly this is the Prophet who is to come into the world.”John 7:40On hearing these words, some of the people said, “This is truly the Prophet.”Luke 7:16A sense of awe swept over all of them, and they glorified God. “A great prophet has appeared among us!” they said. “God has visited His people!”Luke 9:19They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, that a prophet of old has arisen.”Mark 15:35–36When some of those standing nearby heard this, they said, “Behold, He is calling Elijah.”John 9:17So once again they asked the man who had been blind, “What do you say about Him, since it was your eyes He opened?” “He is a prophet,” the man replied.Luke 1:17And 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 make ready a people prepared for the Lord.”John 1:21“Then who are you?” they inquired. “Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?” He answered, “No.”

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