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?
• 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?”
• New Living Translation (NLT)Then they asked him, “Why do the teachers of religious law insist that Elijah must return before the Messiah comes?”

Context of Mark 9:11

9As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus gave them orders not to tell anyone what they had seen until the Son of Man had risen from the dead. 10They kept the matter to themselves, discussing what “rising from the dead” meant. And they asked him, “Why do the teachers of the law say that Elijah must come first?” 12Jesus 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? 13But I tell you, Elijah has come, and they have done to him everything they wished, just as it is written about him.”

Mark 9:11 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• they askedἐπερωτάωeperōtaō · to questionG1905
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Whyὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• the scribesὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the scribesγραμματεύςgrammateus · scribeG1122
• EliasἩλίαςHēlias · ElijahG2243
• mustδεῖdei · be necessaryG1163
• firstπρῶτονprōton · firstG4412
• comeἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064

Cross-references for Mark 9:11

• Mark 9:4And there appeared before them Elijah and Moses, who were talking with Jesus.
• Malachi 3:1“I will send my messenger, who will prepare the way before me. Then suddenly the Lord you are seeking will come to his temple; the messenger of the covenant, whom you desire, will come,” says the Lord Almighty.
• Malachi 4:5“See, I will send the prophet Elijah to you before that great and dreadful day of the Lord comes.
• Matthew 11:14And if you are willing to accept it, he is the Elijah who was to come.
• Matthew 17:10The disciples asked him, “Why then do the teachers of the law 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

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• Elijah
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• Malachi, Prophecies of
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• Teach
• Unbelief
• Worm
• Criticism of the Bible
• Jesus Christ
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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