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

9As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus admonished them not to tell anyone what they had seen until the Son of Man had risen from the dead. 10So they kept this matter to themselves, discussing what it meant to rise from the dead. And they asked Jesus, “Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?” 12He replied, “Elijah does indeed come first, and he restores all things. Why then is it written that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected? 13But I tell you that Elijah has indeed come, and they have done to him whatever they wished, just as it is written about him.”

Mark 9:11 word by word

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

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• they askedἐπερωτάωeperōtaō · to questionG1905
• ·αὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• ·λέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• ·ὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• Why do theὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• scribesγραμματεύςgrammateus · scribeG1122
• ElijahἩλίαςHēlias · ElijahG2243
• mustδεῖdei · be necessaryG1163
• comeἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• firstπρῶτονprōton · firstG4412

Cross-references for Mark 9:11

• Mark 9:4And Elijah and Moses appeared before them, talking with Jesus.
• Malachi 3:1“Behold, I will send My messenger, who will prepare the way before Me. Then the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to His temple—the Messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight—see, He is coming,” says the LORD of Hosts.
• Malachi 4:5Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the LORD.
• Matthew 11:14And if you are willing to accept it, he is the Elijah who was to come.
• Matthew 17:10The disciples asked Him, “Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”

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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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