Mark 6:15

Mark 6:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Others said, That it is Elias. And others said, That it is a prophet, or as one of the prophets.
• New International Version (NIV)Others said, “He is Elijah.” And still others claimed, “He is a prophet, like one of the prophets of long ago.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)But others said, "He is Elijah." And others said, "He is a prophet, like one of the prophets of old."
• New Living Translation (NLT)Others said, “He’s the prophet Elijah.” Still others said, “He’s a prophet like the other great prophets of the past.”

Context of Mark 6:15

13And they cast out many demons, and anointed with oil many who were sick, and healed them. 14Now King Herod heard of Him, for His name had become well known. And he said, “John the Baptist is risen from the dead, and therefore these powers are at work in him.” Others said, “It is Elijah.” And others said, “It is the Prophet, or like one of the prophets.” 16But when Herod heard, he said, “This is John, whom I beheaded; he has been raised from the dead!” 17For Herod himself had sent and laid hold of John, and bound him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife; for he had married her.

Mark 6:15 word by word

ἄλλοι δὲ ἔλεγον ὅτι Ἠλίας ἐστίν· ἄλλοι δὲ ἔλεγον ὅτι προφήτης ὡς εἷς τῶν προφητῶν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Othersἄλλοςallos · anotherG243
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• it isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• EliasἩλίαςHēlias · ElijahG2243
• Andδέde · thenG1161
• a prophetπροφήτηςprophētēs · prophetG4396
• orἤē · orG2228
• asὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
• oneεἷςheis · oneG1520
• of the prophetsὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588

Cross-references for Mark 6:15

• Mark 8:28So they answered, “John the Baptist; but some say, Elijah; and others, one of the prophets.”
• Mark 9:12Then 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?
• Mark 15:35Some of those who stood by, when they heard that, said, “Look, He is calling for Elijah!”
• Malachi 4:5Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet Before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord.
• Matthew 16:14So they said, “Some say John the Baptist, some Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”
• Matthew 17:10And His disciples asked Him, saying, “Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”
• Luke 1:17He will also go before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, ‘to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children,’ and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.”
• Luke 9:8and by some that Elijah had appeared, and by others that one of the old prophets had risen again.
• John 1:21And they asked him, “What then? Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?” And he answered, “No.”
• Matthew 21:11So the multitudes said, “This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth of Galilee.”
• Luke 7:16Then fear came upon all, and they glorified God, saying, “A great prophet has risen up among us”; and, “God has visited His people.”
• John 6:14Then those men, when they had seen the sign that Jesus did, said, “This is truly the Prophet who is to come into the world.”
• John 7:40Therefore many from the crowd, when they heard this saying, said, “Truly this is the Prophet.”
• John 9:17They said to the blind man again, “What do you say about Him because He opened your eyes?” He said, “He is a prophet.”
• Acts 3:22For Moses truly said to the fathers, ‘The Lord your God will raise up for you a Prophet like me from your brethren. Him you shall hear in all things, whatever He says to you.

Commentaries on Mark 6:15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15Or, as one of the prophets - , or, is omitted by ABCEGHKLMS - BHV, and one hundred others, Syriac, all the Arabic, all the Persic, Coptic, Ethiopic, Gothic, Slavonic, Vulgate, two Itala, Origen, Victor, and Theophylact. Bengel, Wetstein, and Griesbach leave it out of the text: the omission of it mends the sense much.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14-20Verses 14-20 See this account of the death of John the Baptist fully explained in the notes at Matthew 14:1-12. Mark 6:20 For Herod feared John - That is, he stood in awe of him on account of his sanctity, and his boldness and fearlessness in reproving sin. Knowing that he was a just man and an Holy - A holy, pious, upright, honest man - a man who would not be afraid of him, or afraid to speak his real sentiments. And observed him - Margin, “kept him, or…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-29Verses 14-29 Herod feared John while he lived, and feared him still more when he was dead. Herod did many of those things which John in his preaching taught him; but it is not enough to do many things, we must have respect to all the commandments. Herod respected John, till he touched him in his Herodias. Thus many love good preaching, if it keep far away from their beloved sin. But it is better that sinners persecute ministers now for faithfulness, than…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15The return of the prophet Elijah had been prophesied in Malachi 3:1 and 4:5–6 (see also Mark 9:11–13).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1515. Others said, That it is Elias. And others, That it is a prophet, or as one of the prophets--(See on Mt 16:14).Read the comment

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Commentaries on Mark 6

• 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