Matthew 17:11

Matthew 17:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Jesus answered and said unto them, Elias truly shall first come, and restore all things.
• New International Version (NIV)Jesus replied, “To be sure, Elijah comes and will restore all things.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He answered, "Elijah does come, and he will restore all things.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Jesus answered and said to them, “Indeed, Elijah is coming first and will restore all things.

Context of Matthew 17:11

9And as they descended from the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying, Tell the vision to no one, until the Son of man be risen up from among [the] dead. 10And [his] disciples demanded of him saying, Why then say the scribes that Elias must first have come? And he answering said to them, Elias indeed comes first and will restore all things. 12But I say unto you that Elias has already come, and they have not known him, but have done unto him whatever they would. Thus also the Son of man is about to suffer from them. 13Then the disciples understood that he spoke to them of John the baptist.

Matthew 17:11 word by word

Ὁ δὲ ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν Ἠλίας μὲν ἔρχεται καὶ ἀποκαταστήσει πάντα·Read the interlinear

• answeringἀποκρίνωapokrinomai · to answerG611
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• comesἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• thingsπᾶςpas · allG3956

Cross-references for Matthew 17:11

• Malachi 4:6And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse.
• Luke 1:16And many of the sons of Israel shall he turn to [the] Lord their God.
• Luke 3:3And he came into all the district round the Jordan, preaching [the] baptism of repentance for [the] remission of sins,
• Acts 3:21whom heaven indeed must receive till [the] times of [the] restoring of all things, of which God has spoken by the mouth of his holy prophets since time began.

Commentaries on Matthew 17:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11Elias - shall first come, and restore all things - Or will reform, ; this word our Lord quotes from the Septuagint; who render the Hebrew בנים על אבות לב והשוב vehesheb leb aboth al banim, he will cause the heart of the fathers to turn to the children, by, , who will convert, or restore, the heart of the father to the son. We are not therefore to understand the version of the Septuagint quoted by our Lord in any other sense than the Hebrew will allow. No…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

Topics related to Matthew 17:11

• Elijah
• Jesus, the Christ
• John
• Prophecy

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• Jesus
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• Tabernacle
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• Eschatology of the New Testament
• John, the Apostle
• Mark, the Gospel According to
• Moses

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