Matthew 17:13

Matthew 17:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then the disciples understood that he spake unto them of John the Baptist.
• New International Version (NIV)Then the disciples understood that he was talking to them about John the Baptist.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then the disciples understood that he was speaking to them of John the Baptist.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then the disciples understood that He spoke to them of John the Baptist.

Context of Matthew 17:13

11He answered and said, “Elijah is coming and will restore all things; 12but I say to you that Elijah has come already, and they did not recognize him, but did to him as they wished. The Son of Man is also going to suffer at their hands.” Then the disciples understood that He had spoken to them about John the Baptist. 14When they approached the crowd, a man came up to Jesus, kneeling before Him and saying, 15“Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is a lunatic (moonstruck) and suffers terribly; for he often falls into the fire and often into the water.

Matthew 17:13 word by word

τότε συνῆκαν οἱ μαθηταὶ ὅτι περὶ Ἰωάννου τοῦ βαπτιστοῦ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thenτότεtote · thenG5119
• the disciplesὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the disciplesμαθητήςmathētēs · discipleG3101
• understoodσυνίημιsuniēmi · to understandG4920
• thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• he spakeλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• unto themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• ofπερίperi · aboutG4012
• JohnἸωάννηςIōannēs · JohnG2491
• the BaptistΒαπτιστήςBaptistēs · one who baptizesG910

Cross-references for Matthew 17:13

• Matthew 11:14And if you are willing to accept it, John himself is [the fulfillment of] Elijah [as the messenger] who was to come [before the kingdom].

Commentaries on Matthew 17:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13Then the disciples understood - When he spoke of the sufferings of this prophetic Elijah, and also of his own, which had been the subject of the conversation on the mount, during the transfiguration, they clearly apprehended that he spoke of John the Baptist.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10-13Verses 10-13 See also Mark 9:11-13. Why then say the scribes … - The disciples appear to have been satisfied now that he was the Messiah. The transfiguration had taken away all their doubts, but they recollected that it was a common doctrine among the Jews that Elijah would appear before the Messiah came, and they did not then recollect that he had appeared. To this difficulty the word then refers. “We are satisfied that thou art the Christ, but Elijah…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10-13Elijah’s appearance made the disciples ask about the belief that Elijah must return before the Messiah comes (see Malachi 4:5–6). Jesus pointed to John the Baptist as the one who fulfilled that role. In doing so, he reminded them of the surprising truth that the Messiah must suffer, just as John, his forerunner, had also suffered (Matthew 14:3–12).Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 17:13

• Jesus, the Christ
• John
• Prophecy

In the dictionaries

• John the Baptist
• Betray
• Cure
• Tabernacle
• Talking
• Elijah
• Jesus Christ
• John, the Apostle
• Mark, the Gospel According to
• Moses

Commentaries on Matthew 17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings