Matthew 17:12

Matthew 17:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But I say unto you, That Elias is come already, and they knew him not, but have done unto him whatsoever they listed. Likewise shall also the Son of man suffer of them.
• New International Version (NIV)But I tell you, Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but have done to him everything they wished. In the same way the Son of Man is going to suffer at their hands.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)But I tell you that Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but did to him whatever they pleased. So also the Son of Man will certainly suffer at their hands."
• New King James Version (NKJV)But I say to you that Elijah has come already, and they did not know him but did to him whatever they wished. Likewise the Son of Man is also about to suffer at their hands.”

Context of Matthew 17:12

10The disciples questioned Him, saying, “Why then do the Torah scholars say that Elijah must come first?” 11Yeshua replied, “Indeed, Elijah is coming and will restore all things. I tell you that Elijah already came; and they didn’t recognize him, but did to him whatever they wanted. In the same way, the Son of Man is about to suffer at their hands.” 13Then the disciples understood that He was speaking to them about John the Immerser. 14When they came to the crowd, a man came to Yeshua, falling on his knees before Him and saying,

Matthew 17:12 word by word

λέγω δὲ ὑμῖν ὅτι Ἠλίας ἤδη ἦλθεν, καὶ οὐκ ἐπέγνωσαν αὐτὸν ἀλλ᾽ ἐποίησαν ἐν αὐτῷ ὅσα ἠθέλησαν· οὕτως καὶ ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου μέλλει πάσχειν ὑπ᾽ αὐτῶν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Butδέde · thenG1161
• I sayλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• unto youσύsu · youG4771
• Thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• EliasἩλίαςHēlias · ElijahG2243
• is comeἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• alreadyἤδηēdē · alreadyG2235
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• they knewἐπιγινώσκωepiginōskō · to come to knowG1921
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• notοὐou · noG3756
• butἀλλάalla · butG235
• have doneποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• untoἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• whatsoeverὅσοςhosos · just as/how muchG3745
• they listedθέλωthelō ethelō · to will/desireG2309
• Likewiseοὕτωςhoutō · thus(-ly)G3779
• shallμέλλωmellō · to ensueG3195
• the Sonὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the Sonυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
• of manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• sufferπάσχωpaschō pathō penthō · to sufferG3958
• ofὑπόhupo · by/under: byG5259

Cross-references for Matthew 17:12

• Matthew 11:9Then what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, even more than a prophet.
• Matthew 21:23Now when He entered the Temple, the ruling kohanim and the elders of the people came to Him while He was teaching, saying, “By what authority are You doing these things? Who gave You this authority?”
• 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 11:30The immersion of John—was it from heaven or from men? Answer Me!”
• Luke 7:33“For John the Immerser has come not eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon.’
• John 1:11He came to His own, but His own did not receive Him.
• John 5:32There is another who testifies about Me, and I know that the testimony He gives is true.
• Acts 13:24Before His coming, John had proclaimed an immersion of repentance to all the people of Israel.
• Matthew 11:2Now when John heard in prison about the works of the Messiah, he sent word through his disciples
• Matthew 14:3For Herod had arrested John, bound him, and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip,
• Mark 6:14King 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!”
• Luke 3:19But Herod the tetrarch—after being rebuked by John because of Herodias, his brother’s wife, and because of all the evil things Herod had done—
• Acts 7:52Which of the prophets did your fathers not persecute? They killed the ones who foretold the coming of the Righteous One. Now you have become His betrayers and murderers—
• Matthew 16:21From that time on, Yeshua began to show His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders and ruling kohanim and Torah scholars, and be killed, and be raised on the third day.
• Isaiah 53:3He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief, One from whom people hide their faces. He was despised, and we did not esteem Him.
• Luke 9:21But Yeshua warned them, and He ordered them not to tell this to anyone,

Commentaries on Matthew 17:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12Knew him not - Or, , They have not acknowledged him. That is, the Jewish rulers have not acknowledged him, did not receive him as the forerunner of the Messiah. But it appears that all the rest acknowledged him as such; and some, from the power and demonstration of his preaching, were inclined to think he was more, even the Messiah himself: see Luke 3:15.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10-13Verses 10-13 See also Mark 9:11-13. Why then say the scribes … - The disciples appear to have been satisfied now that he was the Messiah. The transfiguration had taken away all their doubts, but they recollected that it was a common doctrine among the Jews that Elijah would appear before the Messiah came, and they did not then recollect that he had appeared. To this difficulty the word then refers. “We are satisfied that thou art the Christ, but Elijah…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10-13Elijah’s appearance made the disciples ask about the belief that Elijah must return before the Messiah comes (see Malachi 4:5–6). Jesus pointed to John the Baptist as the one who fulfilled that role. In doing so, he reminded them of the surprising truth that the Messiah must suffer, just as John, his forerunner, had also suffered (Matthew 14:3–12).Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 17:12

• Elijah
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• John
• Prophecy

In the dictionaries

• Son of man
• Betray
• Cure
• Malachi, Prophecies of
• Tabernacle
• Talking
• Christ, Offices of
• Elijah
• Jesus Christ
• John, the Apostle

Commentaries on Matthew 17

• 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