Mark 9:11

Mark 9:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they asked him, saying, Why say the scribes that Elias must first come?
• New International Version (NIV)And they asked him, “Why do the teachers of the law say that Elijah must come first?”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And they asked him, "Why do the scribes say that first Elijah must come?"
• New King James Version (NKJV)And they asked Him, saying, “Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”

Context of Mark 9:11

9As they were coming down from the mountain, He gave them orders not to relate to anyone what they had seen, until the Son of Man rose from the dead. 10They seized upon that statement, discussing with one another what rising from the dead meant. And they asked Him, saying, “Why is it that the scribes say that Elijah must come first?” 12And He said to them, “Elijah does come first and he restores all things. And yet how is it written of the Son of Man that He will suffer many things and be treated with contempt? 13But I say to you that Elijah has indeed come, and they did to him whatever they wanted, just as it is written of him.”

Mark 9:11 word by word

καὶ ἐπηρώτων αὐτὸν λέγοντες· ὅτι λέγουσιν οἱ γραμματεῖς ὅτι Ἠλίαν δεῖ ἐλθεῖν πρῶτον;Read the interlinear

• And they askedἐπερωτάωeperōtaō · to questionG1905
• Him, sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• that the scribesγραμματεύςgrammateus · scribeG1122
• ElijahἩλίαςHēlias · ElijahG2243
• mustδεῖdei · be necessaryG1163
• comeἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• firstπρῶτοςprōtos · firstG4413

Cross-references for Mark 9:11

• Mark 9:4And Elijah appeared to them along with Moses; and they were talking with Jesus.
• Malachi 3:1“Behold, I am sending My messenger, and he will clear a way before Me. And the Lord, whom you are seeking, will suddenly come to His temple; and the messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight, behold, He is coming,” says the Lord of armies.
• Malachi 4:5“Behold, I am going to send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and terrible day of the Lord.
• Matthew 11:14And if you are willing to accept it, John himself is Elijah who was to come.
• Matthew 17:10And His disciples asked Him, “Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”

Commentaries on Mark 9:11

• 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. 11The disciples wanted to understand the prophecy that Elijah must come first before the Messiah (see Malachi 4:5–6). They wondered how this prophecy fit with the teachings of Jesus about God's kingdom and his own death, resurrection, and second coming (Mark 8:31, 38; 9:9).Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 9:11

• Jesus, the Christ
• Prophecy

In the dictionaries

• Elijah
• Foam
• Malachi, Prophecies of
• Rising
• Teach
• Unbelief
• Worm
• Criticism of the Bible
• Jesus Christ
• John, the Apostle

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