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 were driving out many demons and anointing with oil many who were sick and healing them. 14King Herod heard, for Yeshua’s name had become known. Some were saying, “John the Immerser has risen from the dead! Because of this, these powers are at work in Him!” But others were saying, “It’s Elijah!” Still others were saying, “It’s a prophet, like one of the prophets of old.” 16But when Herod heard, he said, “John, the one I beheaded, has been raised!” 17For Herod himself sent and arrested John and bound him in prison for the sake of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip, because 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 8:28They told Him, “John the Immerser; and others Elijah; but others, one of the prophets.”
• Mark 9:12Now He told them, “Indeed Elijah comes first; he restores all things. And how is it written that the Son of Man must suffer much and be treated with contempt?
• Mark 15:35When some of the bystanders heard it, they began saying, “Look, He’s calling for Elijah.”
• Matthew 16:14They answered, “Some say John the Immerser, others say Elijah, and still others say Jeremiah or one of the other prophets.”
• Matthew 17:10The disciples questioned Him, saying, “Why then do the Torah scholars say that Elijah must come first?”
• Luke 1:17And he will go before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of fathers to the children and the disobedient ones to the wisdom of the righteous, to make ready for Adonai a prepared people.
• Luke 9:8but others that Elijah had appeared, and others that some prophet from among the ancients had arisen.
• John 1:21“What then? Are you Elijah?” they asked him. “I am not,” said John. “Are you the Prophet?” “No,” he answered.
• Matthew 21:11And the crowds kept saying, “This is the prophet Yeshua, from Natzeret in the Galilee.”
• Luke 7:16Fear took hold of them all, and they glorified God, saying, “A great prophet has appeared among us, and God has visited His people.”
• John 6:14When the people saw the sign that Yeshua performed, they began to say, “This is most certainly the Prophet who is to come into the world!”
• John 7:40When they heard these words, some of the crowd said, “This man really is the Prophet.”
• John 9:17Again they say to the blind man, “What do you say about Him, since He opened your eyes?” And he said, “He’s a prophet.”
• Acts 3:22Moses said, ‘Adonai your God will raise up for you a Prophet like me from among your brothers. Hear and obey Him in all that He shall say 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