Mark 9:12

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?
• English Standard Version (ESV)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?
• 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?

Context of Mark 9:12

10They seized upon that statement, discussing with one another what rising from the dead meant. 11And they asked Him, saying, “Why is it that the scribes say that Elijah must come first?” And 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.” 14And when they came back to the other disciples, they saw a large crowd around them, and some scribes arguing with them.

Mark 9:12 word by word

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

• And He saidφημίphēmi · to assertG5346
• “ElijahἩλίαςHēlias · ElijahG2243
• does comeἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• firstπρῶτοςprōtos · firstG4413
• and he restoresἀποκαθίστημιapokathistēmi · to restoreG600
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• howπῶςpōs · how?!G4459
• is it writtenγράφωgraphō · to writeG1125
• the Sonυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
• of Manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• He will sufferπάσχωpaschō pathō penthō · to sufferG3958
• manyπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183
• and be treatedἐξουδενόωexoudenoō · be rejectedG1847

Cross-references for Mark 9:12

• Mark 1:2just as it is written in Isaiah the prophet: “Behold, I am sending My messenger before You, Who will prepare Your way;
• Isaiah 40:3The voice of one calling out, “Clear the way for the Lord in the wilderness; Make straight in the desert a highway for our God.
• Malachi 4:6He will turn the hearts of the fathers back to their children and the hearts of the children to their fathers, so that I will not come and strike the land with complete destruction.”
• Matthew 3:1Now in those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, saying,
• Matthew 11:2Now while in prison, John heard about the works of Christ, and he sent word by his disciples,
• Luke 1:16And he will turn many of the sons of Israel back to the Lord their God.
• Luke 3:2in the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John, the son of Zechariah, in the wilderness.
• John 1:6A man came, one sent from God, and his name was John.
• John 3:27John replied, “A person can receive not even one thing unless it has been given to him from heaven.
• Psalms 22:1My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? Far from my help are the words of my groaning.
• Psalms 69:1Save me, God, For the waters have threatened my life.
• Isaiah 53:1Who has believed our report? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?
• Daniel 9:24“Seventy weeks have been decreed for your people and your holy city, to finish the wrongdoing, to make an end of sin, to make atonement for guilt, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy, and to anoint the Most Holy Place.
• Zechariah 13:7“Awake, sword, against My Shepherd, And against the Man, My Associate,” Declares the Lord of armies. “Strike the Shepherd and the sheep will be scattered; And I will turn My hand against the little ones.
• Psalms 22:6But I am a worm and not a person, A disgrace of mankind and despised by the people.
• Psalms 69:12Those who sit in the gate talk about me, And songs of mockery by those habitually drunk are 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

Topics related to Mark 9:12

• Elijah
• Jesus, the Christ
• Prophecy

In the dictionaries

• Son of man
• Foam
• Malachi, Prophecies of
• Messiah
• Rising
• Teach
• Unbelief
• Worm
• Criticism of the Bible
• Elijah

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