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

12From the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven has suffered violence, and forceful people lay hold of it. 13For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John appeared. And if you are willing to accept it, he is Elijah, who is to come. 15The one who has ears had better listen! 16“To what should I compare this generation? They are like children sitting in the marketplaces who call out to one another,

Matthew 11:14 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• ifεἰei · ifG1487
• ye willθέλωthelō ethelō · to will/desireG2309
• receiveδέχομαιdechomai · to receiveG1209
• thisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• EliasἩλίαςHēlias · ElijahG2243
• whichὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• was forμέλλωmellō · to ensueG3195
• to comeἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064

Cross-references for Matthew 11:14

• Ezekiel 2:5And as for them, whether they listen or not – for they are a rebellious house – they will know that a prophet has been among them.
• Ezekiel 3:10And he said to me, “Son of man, take all my words that I speak to you to heart and listen carefully.
• John 16:12“I have many more things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now.
• 1 Corinthians 3:2I fed you milk, not solid food, for you were not yet ready. In fact, you are still not ready,
• Matthew 17:10The disciples asked him, “Why then do the experts in the law say that Elijah must come first?”
• Malachi 4:5Look, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and terrible day of the Lord arrives.
• Mark 9:11Then they asked him, “Why do the experts in the law say that Elijah must come first?”
• Luke 1:17And he will go as forerunner before the Lord in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers back to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready for the Lord a people prepared for him.”
• John 1:21So they asked him, “Then who are you? Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not!” “Are you the Prophet?” He answered, “No!”
• Revelation 20:4Then I saw thrones and seated on them were those who had been given authority to judge. I also saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of the testimony about Jesus and because of the word of God. These had not worshiped the beast or his image and had refused to receive his mark on their forehead or hand. They came to life and reigned with Christ for 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