Matthew 17:9-11
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
Jesus Tells The Three Disciples That John The Baptist Was Elijah
9 And while they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus commanded them, saying, “Tell the sight[a] to no one until which time the Son of Man is raised from the dead”. 10 And the disciples questioned Him, saying, “Why[b] then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?” 11 And the One, having responded, said, “Elijah is coming[c] and will restore all things—
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- Matthew 17:9 Or, vision, what was seen.
- Matthew 17:10 That is, since you are the Messiah, where is Elijah, whom Mal 4:5 says comes before You?
- Matthew 17:11 coming... came. Jesus may mean Elijah is coming in the future, but already came in John the Baptist; there are two comings of Elijah, just as with the Messiah. Or, the scribes rightly teach that Elijah is coming, but in fact he has already come in John; just as Jesus was not what the Jews expected, so with Elijah. Compare Mk 9:12.
Matthew 17:9-11
New International Version
9 As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus instructed them, “Don’t tell anyone(A) what you have seen, until the Son of Man(B) has been raised from the dead.”(C)
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.(D)
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