Matthew 11:14

Matthew 11:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And if ye will receive it, this is Elias, which was for to come.
• New International Version (NIV)And if you are willing to accept it, he is the Elijah who was to come.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and if you are willing to accept it, he is Elijah who is to come.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And if you are willing to receive it, he is Elijah who is to come.

Context of Matthew 11:14

12But from the days of John the baptist until now, the kingdom of the heavens is taken by violence, and [the] violent seize on it. 13For all the prophets and the law have prophesied unto John. And if ye will receive it, this is Elias, who is to come. 15He that has ears to hear, let him hear. 16But to whom shall I liken this generation? It is like children sitting in the markets, which, calling to their companions,

Matthew 11:14 word by word

καὶ εἰ θέλετε δέξασθαι, αὐτός ἐστιν Ἠλίας ὁ μέλλων ἔρχεσθαι.Read the interlinear

• receiveδέχομαιdechomai · to receiveG1209
• isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• comeἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064

Cross-references for Matthew 11:14

• Ezekiel 2:5And they, whether they will hear or whether they will forbear — for they are a rebellious house — yet shall they know that there hath been a prophet among them.
• Ezekiel 3:10And he said unto me, Son of man, all my words which I shall speak unto thee, receive in thy heart, and hear with thine ears;
• John 16:12I have yet many things to say to you, but ye cannot bear them now.
• 1 Corinthians 3:2I have given you milk to drink, not meat, for ye have not yet been able, nor indeed are ye yet able;
• Matthew 17:10And [his] disciples demanded of him saying, Why then say the scribes that Elias must first have come?
• Malachi 4:5Behold, I send unto you Elijah the prophet, before the coming of the great and terrible day of Jehovah.
• Mark 9:11And they asked him saying, Why do the scribes say that Elias must first have come?
• Luke 1:17And he shall go before him in [the] spirit and power of Elias, to turn hearts of fathers to children, and disobedient ones to [the] thoughts of just [men], to make ready for [the] Lord a prepared people.
• John 1:21And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he says, I am not. Art thou the prophet? And he answered, No.
• Revelation 20:4And I saw thrones; and they sat upon them, and judgment was given to them; and the souls of those beheaded on account of the testimony of Jesus, and on account of the word of God; and those who had not done homage to the beast nor to his image, and had not received the mark on their forehead and hand; and they lived and reigned with the Christ a thousand years:

Commentaries on Matthew 11:14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14This is Elias, which was for to come - This should always be written Elijah, that as strict a conformity as possible might be kept up between the names in the Old Testament and the New. The Prophet Malachi, who predicted the coming of the Baptist in the spirit and power of Elijah, gave the three following distinct characteristics of him. First, That he should be the forerunner and messenger of the Messiah: Behold I send my messenger before me, Malachi…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14If ye will receive it - This is a mode of speaking implying that the doctrine which he was about to state was different from their common views; that he was about to state something which varied from the common expectation, and which therefore they might be disposed to reject. This is Elias … - That is, “Elijah.” Elias is the “Greek” mode of writing the Hebrew word “Elijah.” An account of him is found in the first and second books of Kings. He was a…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-15Verses 7-15 What Christ said concerning John, was not only for his praise, but for the people's profit. Those who attend on the word will be called to give an account of their improvements. Do we think when the sermon is done, the care is over? No, then the greatest of the care begins. John was a self-denying man, dead to all the pomps of the world and the pleasures of sense. It becomes people, in all their appearances, to be consistent with their…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14-15He is the Elijah who was to come: John fulfills the Old Testament prophecy about the prophet Elijah's return (Matthew 17:10–13; see Malachi 4:5).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-191. And it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of commanding his twelve disciple--rather, "the twelve disciples," he departed thence to teach and to preach in their cities--This was scarcely a fourth circuit--if we may judge from the less formal way in which it was expressed--but, perhaps, a set of visits paid to certain places, either not reached at all before, or too rapidly passed through, in order to fill up the time till the return of the Twelve…Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 11:14

• Elijah
• Jesus, the Christ
• John
• Prophecy

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Commentaries on Matthew 11

• 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
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• 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