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Matthew 17:10-12
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Matthew 17:10-12
Living Bible
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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- Matthew 17:10 Elijah must return before the Messiah comes, implied. Literally, “that Elijah must come first.”
- Matthew 17:12 the Messiah, literally, “the Son of Man.”
Matthew 17:10-12
New International Version
Matthew 17:10-12
New International Version
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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