Mark 9:11 BSB — MannaFest

Mark 9:11

And they asked Jesus, “Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And they asked him, saying, How is it that the scribes say that Elijah must first come?

KJV

And they asked him, saying, Why say the scribes that Elias must first come?

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Commentary

4 voices

Theophylact of Ohrid

Commentary on Mark (1107)

Among the Jews there circulated a report that before the coming of Christ, Elijah would come. However, the Pharisees did not interpret what was written about Elijah as they should have, but maliciously distorted the meaning of the Scriptures, concealing the truth. For there are …

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

And they asked him, saying,.... Being put in mind of it, by seeing Elias on the mount, or else by what Christ had said concerning his resurrection, or both: why say the Scribes, the Vulgate Latin adds, "and Pharisees", that Elias must first come? before the Messiah comes, or before the setting up his kingdom in greater glory; See Gill on Mat 17:10.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Why say the Scribes, that before the appearing of the Messiah in his glory, according to the order settled in the prophecies of the Old Testament, Elias must first come? But Elias was gone, and Moses too. Now that which raised this difficulty, was, the scribes taught them to expect the person of Elias, whereas the prophecy intended one in the spirit and power of Elias.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

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

The connection of this passage with the end of the last chapter ought never to be overlooked. Our Lord had been speaking of His own coming death and passion — of the necessity of self-denial, if men would be His disciples — of the need of losing our lives, if we would have them saved. But in the same breath he goes on to speak of His future kingdom and glory. He takes off the edge of His "hard sayings," by promising a sight of that glory to some of those who heard Him.

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Original language & word study

13 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
καὶ	kai	And	G2532 →
ἐπηρώτων	epērōtōn	they were asking	G1905 →
αὐτὸν	auton	Him	G846 →
λέγοντες·	legontes	saying:	G3004 →
ὅτι	hoti	that	G3754 →
λέγουσιν	legousin	Say	G3004 →
οἱ	hoi	the	G3588 →
γραμματεῖς	grammateis	scribes	G1122 →
ὅτι	hoti	that	G3754 →
Ἠλίαν	Ēlian	Elijah	G2243 →
δεῖ	dei	it behooves	G1163 →
ἐλθεῖν	elthein	to come	G2064 →
πρῶτον;	prōton	first?	G4413 →

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?”
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Mark 9:11–13
  And they asked Jesus, “Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 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
Matthew 11:14
And if you are willing to accept it, he is the Elijah who was to come.
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.
Through
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…
leads to
- Luke 1:76
  And you, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High; for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for Him,
- Mark 1:2–3
  As it is written in Isaiah the prophet: “Behold, I will send My messenger ahead of You, who will prepare Your way.”