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

10They kept this word to themselves, questioning what “rising from the dead” meant. 11Then they asked him, “Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?” “Elijah does come first and restores all things,” he replied. “Why then is it written that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be treated with contempt? 13But I tell you that Elijah has come, and they did whatever they pleased to him, just as it is written about him.” 14When they came to the disciples, they saw a large crowd around them and scribes disputing 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andδέde · thenG1161
• he answeredἀποκρίνωapokrinomai · to answerG611
• and toldλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• EliasἩλίαςHēlias · ElijahG2243
• verilyμένmen · on the other handG3303
• comethἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• firstπρῶτονprōton · firstG4412
• and restorethἀποκαθίστημιapokathistēmi · to restoreG600
• all thingsπᾶςpas · allG3956
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• howπῶςpōs · how?!G4459
• it is writtenγράφωgraphō · to writeG1125
• ofἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• the Sonυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
• of manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• he must sufferπάσχωpaschō pathō penthō · to sufferG3958
• many thingsπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183
• be set at noughtἐξουδενόωexoudenoō · be rejectedG1847

Cross-references for Mark 9:12

• Mark 1:2As it is written in Isaiah the prophet: See, I am sending my messenger ahead of you; he will prepare your way.
• Isaiah 40:3A voice of one crying out: Prepare the way of the Lord in the wilderness; make a straight highway for our God in the desert.
• Malachi 4:6And he will turn the hearts of fathers to their children and the hearts of 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 11:2Now when John heard in prison what the Christ was doing, he sent a message through his disciples
• Luke 1:16He will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God.
• Luke 3:2during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, God’s word came to John the son of Zechariah in the wilderness.
• John 1:6There was a man sent from God whose name was John.
• John 3:27John responded, “No one can receive anything unless it has been given to him from heaven.
• Psalms 22:1My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? Why are you so far from my deliverance and from my words of groaning?
• Psalms 69:1Save me, God, for the water has risen to my neck.
• Isaiah 53:1Who has believed what we have heard? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?
• Daniel 9:24Seventy weeks are decreed about your people and your holy city — to bring the rebellion to an end, to put a stop to sin, to atone for iniquity, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most holy place.
• Zechariah 13:7Sword, awake against my shepherd, against the man who is my associate — this is the declaration of the Lord of Armies. Strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered; I will turn my hand against the little ones.
• Psalms 22:6But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by mankind and despised by people.
• Psalms 69:12Those who sit at the city gate talk about me, and drunkards make up songs about me.

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