Mark 8:28 BSB — MannaFest

Mark 8:28

They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, one of the prophets.”

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And they told him, saying, John the Baptist; and others, Elijah; but others, One of the prophets.

KJV

And they answered, John the Baptist: but some say, Elias; and others, One of the prophets.

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Commentary

2 voices

Theophylact of Ohrid

Commentary on Mark (1107)

They answer that some take Him for John, others for Elijah; for many thought that John had risen, as Herod also supposed, and that upon his resurrection he had received the power of miracles, whereas during his lifetime John had not performed a single sign.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

And they answered,.... That some said he was John the Baptist; which was the opinion of Herod, and others: but some say Elias; that is the "Tishbite", whom the Jews in general expected in person before the coming of the Messiah and imagined that Jesus was he: and others one of the prophets; as Jeremiah or Isaiah or some other. The Vulgate Latin reads, "as one of the prophets"; and so Beza's ancient copy as in Mar 6:

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

The account they gave him of their own sentiments concerning him, intimated their abundant satisfaction in him, and in their having left all to follow him, which now, after some time of trial, they see no reason to repent; But whom say ye that I am? To this they have an answer ready, Thou art the Christ, the Messiah often promised, and long expected,

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Mark (lightly modernized text, Grace Gems edition) (1857)

The circumstances here recorded are of great importance. They took place during a journey, and arose out of a conversation "by the way." Happy are those journeys, in which time is not wasted on trifles, but redeemed as far as possible for the consideration of serious things. Let us observe the variety of opinions about Christ , which prevailed among the Jews. Some said that He was John the Baptist — some Elijah — and others one of the prophets. In short every kind of opinion appears to have been current, excepting that one which was true.

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Original language & word study

18 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
οἱ	hoi	<the>	G3588 →
δὲ	de	And	G1161 →
εἶπαν	eipan	they said	G2036 →
αὐτῷ	autō	to Him	G846 →
λέγοντες·	legontes	saying:	G3004 →
ὅτι	hoti	that	G3754 →
Ἰωάννην	Iōannēn	John	G2491 →
τὸν	ton	the	G3588 →
βαπτιστήν,	baptistēn	Baptist,	G910 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ἄλλοι·	alloi	others;	G243 →
Ἠλίαν,	Ēlian	Elijah,	G2243 →
ἄλλοι	alloi	others	G243 →
δὲ	de	now	G1161 →
ὅτι	hoti	that	G3754 →
εἷς	heis	one	G1520 →
τῶν	tōn	of the	G3588 →
προφητῶν.	prophētōn	prophets.	G4396 →

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…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 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
- 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.
- Malachi 4:5
  Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the LORD.
- Matthew 11:14
  And if you are willing to accept it, he is the Elijah who was to come.