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Matthew 11:14

And if you are willing to accept it, he is the Elijah who was to come.

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ASV

And if ye are willing to receive it, this is Elijah, that is to come.

KJV

And if ye will receive it, this is Elias, which was for to come.

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Original language & word study

10 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
καὶkaiAndG2532 →
εἰeiifG1487 →
θέλετεtheleteyou are willingG2309 →
δέξασθαι,dexasthaito receive [it],G1209 →
αὐτόςautoshe himselfG846 →
ἐστινestinisG1510 →
ἨλίαςĒliasElijahG2243 →
ὁhowhoG3588 →
μέλλωνmellōnis being aboutG3195 →
ἔρχεσθαι.erchesthaito come.G2064 →

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Malachi 4:5Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the LORD.Mark 9:11–13And they asked Jesus, “Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”Matthew 17:10–13The disciples asked Him, “Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”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 1:21–23“Then who are you?” they inquired. “Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?” He answered, “No.”John 1:21“Then who are you?” they inquired. “Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?” He answered, “No.”Mark 9:11And they asked Jesus, “Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”1 Corinthians 3:2I gave you milk, not solid food, for you were not yet ready for solid food. In fact, you are still not ready,John 16:12I still have much to tell you, but you cannot yet bear to hear it.Ezekiel 2:5And whether they listen or refuse to listen—for they are a rebellious house—they will know that a prophet has been among them.Mark 9:13But I tell you that Elijah has indeed come, and they have done to him whatever they wished, just as it is written about him.”Matthew 17:10The disciples asked Him, “Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”Matthew 17:13Then the disciples understood that He was speaking to them about John the Baptist.Ezekiel 3:10–11“Son of man,” He added, “listen carefully to all the words I speak to you, and take them to heart.Revelation 20:4Then I saw the thrones, and those seated on them had been given authority to judge. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for their testimony of Jesus and for the word of God, and those who had not worshiped the beast or its image, and had not received its mark on their foreheads or hands. And they came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.1 Kings 17:1Now Elijah the Tishbite, who was among the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As surely as the LORD lives—the God of Israel before whom I stand—there will be neither dew nor rain in these years except at my word!”Matthew 27:47When some of those standing there heard this, they said, “He is calling Elijah.”

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