Mark 9:12

Mark 9:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he answered and told them, Elias verily cometh first, and restoreth all things; and how it is written of the Son of man, that he must suffer many things, and be set at nought.
• New International Version (NIV)Jesus replied, “To be sure, Elijah does come first, and restores all things. Why then is it written that the Son of Man must suffer much and be rejected?
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he said to them, "Elijah does come first to restore all things. And how is it written of the Son of Man that he should suffer many things and be treated with contempt?
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then He answered and told them, “Indeed, Elijah is coming first and restores all things. And how is it written concerning the Son of Man, that He must suffer many things and be treated with contempt?

Context of Mark 9:12

10So they kept this matter to themselves, discussing what it meant to rise from the dead. 11And they asked Jesus, “Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?” He 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.” 14When they returned to the other disciples, they saw a large crowd around them, and scribes arguing with them.

Mark 9:12 word by word

ὁ δὲ ἔφη αὐτοῖς· Ἠλίας μὲν ἐλθὼν πρῶτον ἀποκαθιστάνει πάντα· καὶ πῶς γέγραπται ἐπὶ τὸν υἱὸν τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἵνα πολλὰ πάθῃ καὶ ἐξουδενηθῇ.Read the interlinear

• ·δέde · thenG1161
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• He repliedφημίphēmi · to assertG5346
• He repliedαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• ElijahἩλίαςHēlias · ElijahG2243
• does indeedμένmen · on the other handG3303
• comeἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• firstπρῶτονprōton · firstG4412
• he restoresἀποκαθίστημιapokathistēmi · to restoreG600
• all thingsπᾶςpas · allG3956
• Whyπῶςpōs · how?!G4459
• thenκαίkai · andG2532
• is it writtenγράφωgraphō · to writeG1125
• thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• ·ἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• Sonυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
• of Manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• must sufferπάσχωpaschō pathō penthō · to sufferG3958
• many thingsπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183
• be rejectedἐξουδενόωexoudenoō · be rejectedG1847

Cross-references for Mark 9:12

• Mark 1:2As it is written in Isaiah the prophet: “Behold, I will send My messenger ahead of You, who will prepare Your way.”
• Isaiah 40:3A voice of one calling: “Prepare the way for the LORD in the wilderness; make a straight highway for our God in the desert.
• Malachi 4:6And he will turn the hearts of the fathers to their children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers. Otherwise, I will come and strike the land with a curse.”
• Matthew 3:1In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea
• Matthew 11:2Meanwhile John heard in prison about the works of Christ, and he sent his disciples
• Luke 1:16Many of the sons of Israel he will turn back to the Lord their God.
• Luke 3:2during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John son of Zechariah in the wilderness.
• John 1:6There came a man who was sent from God. His name was John.
• John 3:27John replied, “A man can receive only what is given him from heaven.
• Psalms 22:1My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? Why are You so far from saving me, so far from my words of groaning?
• Psalms 69:1Save me, O God, for the waters are up to my neck.
• Isaiah 53:1Who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed?
• Daniel 9:24Seventy weeks are decreed for your people and your holy city to stop their transgression, to put an end to sin, to make atonement for iniquity, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy, and to anoint the Most Holy Place.
• Zechariah 13:7Awake, O sword, against My Shepherd, against the man who is My Companion, declares the LORD of Hosts. Strike the Shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered, and I will turn My hand against the little ones.
• Psalms 22:6But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by men and despised by the people.
• Psalms 69:12Those who sit at the gate mock me, and I am the song of drunkards.

Commentaries on Mark 9:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12And how it is written - Rather, as also it is written. Instead of , And How it is written, I read , As Also it is written of the Son of man, etc. This reading is supported by AKM, seventeen others, the later Syriac in the margin, Slavonic and Armenian. Some think the propriety of adopting this reading is self-evident.Read the comment
• 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. 12The teachers of the law were correct that Elijah must come before the completion of God’s kingdom (the time when God fully establishes his rule). But Scripture also says that the Son of Man must suffer greatly (for example, Psalm 22; Isaiah 52:13–53:12).Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 9:12

• Elijah
• Jesus, the Christ
• Prophecy

In the dictionaries

• Son of man
• Foam
• Malachi, Prophecies of
• Messiah
• Rising
• Teach
• Unbelief
• Worm
• Criticism of the Bible
• Elijah

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