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Matthew 17:12
12“But I tell you: Elijah has already come, and they didn’t recognize him. On the contrary, they did whatever they pleased to him. In the same way the Son of Man is going to suffer at their hands.”
Matthew 17:12 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But I say unto you, That Elias is come already, and they knew him not, but have done unto him whatsoever they listed. Likewise shall also the Son of man suffer of them.
- New International Version (NIV)But I tell you, Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but have done to him everything they wished. In the same way the Son of Man is going to suffer at their hands.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)But I tell you that Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but did to him whatever they pleased. So also the Son of Man will certainly suffer at their hands."
- New King James Version (NKJV)But I say to you that Elijah has come already, and they did not know him but did to him whatever they wished. Likewise the Son of Man is also about to suffer at their hands.”
Context of Matthew 17:12
10So the disciples asked him, “Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?” 11“Elijah is coming and will restore everything,” he replied. “But I tell you: Elijah has already come, and they didn’t recognize him. On the contrary, they did whatever they pleased to him. In the same way the Son of Man is going to suffer at their hands.” 13Then the disciples understood that he had spoken to them about John the Baptist. 14When they reached the crowd, a man approached and knelt down before him.
Read all of Matthew 17Matthew 17:12 word by word
λέγω δὲ ὑμῖν ὅτι Ἠλίας ἤδη ἦλθεν, καὶ οὐκ ἐπέγνωσαν αὐτὸν ἀλλ᾽ ἐποίησαν ἐν αὐτῷ ὅσα ἠθέλησαν· οὕτως καὶ ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου μέλλει πάσχειν ὑπ᾽ αὐτῶν.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Butδέde · thenG1161
- I sayλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
- unto youσύsu · youG4771
- Thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
- EliasἩλίαςHēlias · ElijahG2243
- is comeἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
- alreadyἤδηēdē · alreadyG2235
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- they knewἐπιγινώσκωepiginōskō · to come to knowG1921
- himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- notοὐou · noG3756
- butἀλλάalla · butG235
- have doneποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
- untoἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
- whatsoeverὅσοςhosos · just as/how muchG3745
- they listedθέλωthelō ethelō · to will/desireG2309
- Likewiseοὕτωςhoutō · thus(-ly)G3779
- shallμέλλωmellō · to ensueG3195
- the Sonὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- the Sonυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
- of manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
- sufferπάσχωpaschō pathō penthō · to sufferG3958
- ofὑπόhupo · by/under: byG5259
Cross-references for Matthew 17:12
- Matthew 11:9What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet.
- Matthew 21:23When he entered the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him as he was teaching and said, “By what authority are you doing these things? Who gave you this authority?”
- Mark 9:12“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?
- Mark 11:30Was John’s baptism from heaven or of human origin? Answer me.”
- Luke 7:33For John the Baptist did not come eating bread or drinking wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon!’
- John 1:11He came to his own, and his own people did not receive him.
- John 5:32There is another who testifies about me, and I know that the testimony he gives about me is true.
- Acts 13:24Before his coming to public attention, John had previously proclaimed a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.
- Matthew 11:2Now when John heard in prison what the Christ was doing, he sent a message through his disciples
- Matthew 14:3For Herod had arrested John, chained him, and put him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife,
- Mark 6:14King Herod heard about it, because Jesus’s name had become well known. Some said, “John the Baptist has been raised from the dead, and that’s why miraculous powers are at work in him.”
- Luke 3:19But when John rebuked Herod the tetrarch because of Herodias, his brother’s wife, and all the evil things he had done,
- Acts 7:52Which of the prophets did your ancestors not persecute? They even killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One, whose betrayers and murderers you have now become.
- Matthew 16:21From then on Jesus began to point out to his disciples that it was necessary for him to go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders, chief priests, and scribes, be killed, and be raised the third day.
- Isaiah 53:3He was despised and rejected by men, a man of suffering who knew what sickness was. He was like someone people turned away from; he was despised, and we didn’t value him.
- Luke 9:21But he strictly warned and instructed them to tell this to no one,
Commentaries on Matthew 17:12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12Knew him not - Or, , They have not acknowledged him. That is, the Jewish rulers have not acknowledged him, did not receive him as the forerunner of the Messiah. But it appears that all the rest acknowledged him as such; and some, from the power and demonstration of his preaching, were inclined to think he was more, even the Messiah himself: see Luke 3:15.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
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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
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