English Standard Version
Mark 9:12
12And 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?
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?
- 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?
- New Living Translation (NLT)Jesus responded, “Elijah is indeed coming first to get everything ready. Yet why do the Scriptures say that the Son of Man must suffer greatly and be treated with utter contempt?
Context of Mark 9:12
10So they kept the matter to themselves, questioning what this rising from the dead might mean. 11And they asked him, "Why do the scribes say that first Elijah must come?" 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? 13But I tell you that Elijah has come, and they did to him whatever they pleased, as it is written of him." 14And when they came to the disciples, they saw a great crowd around them, and scribes arguing with them.
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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, "Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way,
- Isaiah 40:3A voice cries: "In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord; make straight in the desert a highway for our God.
- Malachi 4:6And he will turn the hearts of fathers to their children and the hearts of children to their fathers, lest I come and strike the land with a decree of utter destruction."
- Matthew 3:1In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea,
- Matthew 11:2Now when John heard in prison about the deeds of the Christ, he sent word by his disciples
- Luke 1:16And he will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God,
- Luke 3:2during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God 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 answered, "A person cannot receive even one thing unless it is given him from heaven.
- Psalms 22:1My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, from the words of my groaning?
- Psalms 69:1Save me, O God! For the waters have come up to my neck.
- Isaiah 53:1Who has believed what he has heard from us? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?
- Daniel 9:24"Seventy weeks are decreed about your people and your holy city, to finish the transgression, to put an end to sin, and to atone for iniquity, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal both vision and prophet, and to anoint a most holy place.
- Zechariah 13:7"Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, against the man who stands next to me," declares the Lord of hosts. "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 the people.
- Psalms 69:12I am the talk of those who sit in the gate, and the drunkards make 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
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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
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