Mark 9:11

Mark 9:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they asked him, saying, Why say the scribes that Elias must first come?
• New International Version (NIV)And they asked him, “Why do the teachers of the law say that Elijah must come first?”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And they asked him, "Why do the scribes say that first Elijah must come?"
• New King James Version (NKJV)And they asked Him, saying, “Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”

Context of Mark 9:11

9And as they were coming down from the mountain, he charged them that they should tell no man what things they had seen, save when the Son of man should have risen again from the dead. 10And they kept the saying, questioning among themselves what the rising again from the dead should mean. And they asked him, saying, How is it that the scribes say that Elijah must first come? 12And he said unto them, Elijah indeed cometh first, and restoreth all things: and how is it written of the Son of man, that he should suffer many things and be set at nought? 13But I say unto you, that Elijah is come, and they have also done unto him whatsoever they would, even as it is written of him.

Mark 9:11 word by word

καὶ ἐπηρώτων αὐτὸν λέγοντες· ὅτι λέγουσιν οἱ γραμματεῖς ὅτι Ἠλίαν δεῖ ἐλθεῖν πρῶτον;Read the interlinear

• askedἐπερωτάωeperōtaō · to questionG1905
• sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• scribesγραμματεύςgrammateus · scribeG1122
• ElijahἩλίαςHēlias · ElijahG2243
• firstπρῶτοςprōtos · firstG4413
• comeἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064

Cross-references for Mark 9:11

• Mark 9:4And there appeared unto them Elijah with Moses: and they were talking with Jesus.
• Malachi 3:1Behold, I send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, will suddenly come to his temple; and the messenger of the covenant, whom ye desire, behold, he cometh, saith Jehovah of hosts.
• Malachi 4:5Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and terrible day of Jehovah come.
• Matthew 11:14And if ye are willing to receive it, this is Elijah, that is to come.
• Matthew 17:10And his disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the scribes that Elijah must first come?

Commentaries on Mark 9:11

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11-13Verses 11-13 Why say the scribes … - See the notes at Matthew 17:10-13.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11The disciples wanted to understand the prophecy that Elijah must come first before the Messiah (see Malachi 4:5–6). They wondered how this prophecy fit with the teachings of Jesus about God's kingdom and his own death, resurrection, and second coming (Mark 8:31, 38; 9:9).Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 9:11

• Jesus, the Christ
• Prophecy

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• Elijah
• Foam
• Malachi, Prophecies of
• Rising
• Teach
• Unbelief
• Worm
• Criticism of the Bible
• Jesus Christ
• John, the Apostle

Commentaries on Mark 9

• 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