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10 His disciples asked, “Why do the Jewish leaders insist Elijah must return before the Messiah comes?”[a]

11 Jesus replied, “They are right. Elijah must come and set everything in order. 12 And, in fact, he has already come, but he wasn’t recognized, and was badly mistreated by many. And I, the Messiah,[b] shall also suffer at their hands.”

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 17:10 Elijah must return before the Messiah comes, implied. Literally, “that Elijah must come first.”
  2. Matthew 17:12 the Messiah, literally, “the Son of Man.”

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