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 King James Version (NKJV)Others said, “It is Elijah.” And others said, “It is the Prophet, or like one of the prophets.”

Context of Mark 6:15

13And they cast out many demons and healed many sick people, anointing them with olive oil. 14Herod Antipas, the king, soon heard about Jesus, because everyone was talking about him. Some were saying, “This must be John the Baptist raised from the dead. That is why he can do such miracles.” Others said, “He’s the prophet Elijah.” Still others said, “He’s a prophet like the other great prophets of the past.” 16When Herod heard about Jesus, he said, “John, the man I beheaded, has come back from the dead.” 17For Herod had sent soldiers to arrest and imprison John as a favor to Herodias. She had been his brother Philip’s wife, but Herod 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 8:28“Well,” they replied, “some say John the Baptist, some say Elijah, and others say you are one of the other prophets.”
• Mark 9:12Jesus 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?
• Mark 15:35Some of the bystanders misunderstood and thought he was calling for the prophet Elijah.
• Malachi 4:5“Look, I am sending you the prophet Elijah before the great and dreadful day of the Lord arrives.
• Matthew 16:14“Well,” they replied, “some say John the Baptist, some say Elijah, and others say Jeremiah or one of the other prophets.”
• Matthew 17:10Then his disciples asked him, “Why do the teachers of religious law insist that Elijah must return before the Messiah comes?”
• Luke 1:17He will be a man with the spirit and power of Elijah. He will prepare the people for the coming of the Lord. He will turn the hearts of the fathers to their children, and he will cause those who are rebellious to accept the wisdom of the godly.”
• Luke 9:8Others thought Jesus was Elijah or one of the other prophets risen from the dead.
• John 1:21“Well then, who are you?” they asked. “Are you Elijah?” “No,” he replied. “Are you the Prophet we are expecting?” “No.”
• Matthew 21:11And the crowds replied, “It’s Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee.”
• Luke 7:16Great fear swept the crowd, and they praised God, saying, “A mighty prophet has risen among us,” and “God has visited his people today.”
• John 6:14When the people saw him do this miraculous sign, they exclaimed, “Surely, he is the Prophet we have been expecting!”
• John 7:40When the crowds heard him say this, some of them declared, “Surely this man is the Prophet we’ve been expecting.”
• John 9:17Then the Pharisees again questioned the man who had been blind and demanded, “What’s your opinion about this man who healed you?” The man replied, “I think he must be a prophet.”
• Acts 3:22Moses said, ‘The Lord your God will raise up for you a Prophet like me from among your own people. Listen carefully to everything he tells 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