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.
• 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?
• 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

10They kept the matter to themselves, discussing what “rising from the dead” meant. 11And they asked him, “Why do the teachers of the law say that Elijah must come first?” 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? 13But I tell you, Elijah has come, and they have done to him everything they wished, just as it is written about him.” 14When they came to the other disciples, they saw a large crowd around them and the teachers of the law 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

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: “I will send my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way”—
• Isaiah 40:3A voice of one calling: “In the wilderness prepare the way for the Lord; make straight in the desert a highway for our God.
• Malachi 4:6He will turn the hearts of the parents to their children, and the hearts of the children to their parents; or else I will come and strike the land with total destruction.”
• Matthew 3:1In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea
• Matthew 11:2When John, who was in prison, heard about the deeds of the Messiah, he sent his disciples
• Luke 1:16He will bring back many of the people of Israel to the Lord their God.
• Luke 3:2during the high-priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John son of Zechariah in the wilderness.
• John 1:6There was a man sent from God whose name was John.
• John 3:27To this John replied, “A person can receive only what is given them from heaven.
• Psalms 22:1My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, so far from my cries of anguish?
• Psalms 69:1Save me, O God, for the waters have come up to my neck.
• Isaiah 53:1Who has believed our message and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?
• Daniel 9:24“Seventy ‘sevens’ are decreed for your people and your holy city to finish transgression, to put an end to sin, to atone for wickedness, 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, against the man who is close to me!” declares the Lord Almighty. “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 man, scorned by everyone, despised by the people.
• Psalms 69:12Those who sit at the gate mock me, and I am the song of the drunkards.

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