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10 The disciples asked him,[a] “Why then do the experts in the law[b] say that Elijah must come first?” 11 He[c] answered, “Elijah does indeed come first and will restore all things. 12 And I tell you that Elijah has already come. Yet they did not recognize him, but did to him whatever they wanted. In[d] the same way, the Son of Man will suffer at their hands.”

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 17:10 tn Grk “asked him, saying.” The participle λέγοντες (legontes) is redundant and has not been translated.
  2. Matthew 17:10 tn Or “do the scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 2:4.
  3. Matthew 17:11 tn Grk “And answering, he said.” This has been simplified in the translation.
  4. Matthew 17:12 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.

10 The disciples asked him, “Why then do the teachers of the law say that Elijah must come first?”

11 Jesus replied, “To be sure, Elijah comes and will restore all things.(A) 12 But I tell you, Elijah has already come,(B) and they did not recognize him, but have done to him everything they wished.(C) In the same way the Son of Man is going to suffer(D) at their hands.”

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