Mark 6:15
Others said, He is Elijah, and others said, He is a prophet, like one of the prophets.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Others said, That it is Elias. And others said, That it is a prophet, or as one of the prophets.
In Context
16But Herod, when he heard, said, This is John whom I beheaded. He was raised from the dead.
Cross References
Matthew 16:14And they said, Some, John the immerser, others, Elijah, but others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.
Matthew 21:11And the multitudes said, This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth of Galilee.
Mark 9:12And having answered, he said to them, Elijah indeed comes first and restores all. And how it is written for the Son of man, that he would suffer many things and be rejected.
Luke 1:17And he will go ahead, in front of him, in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn back the hearts of fathers toward children, and the disobedient in a mentality of the righteous, to make ready for Lord a people prepared.
Luke 7:39But when the Pharisee who invited him saw it, he spoke within himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would know who and what kind the woman is who touches him, that she is sinful.
Luke 9:19And having answered, they said, John the immerser, but others, Elijah, and others, that a certain prophet of the ancient men arose.
Matthew Henry on Mark 6:15-30
The Death of John the Baptist. 14 And king Herod heard of him; (for his name was spread abroad:) and he said, That John the Baptist was risen from the dead, and therefore mighty works do show forth themselves in him. 15 Others said, That it is Elias. And others said, That it is a prophet, or as one of the prophets. 16 But when Herod heard thereof, he said, It is John, whom I beheaded: he is risen from the dead. 17 For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John, and bound him in prison for Herodias' sake,… Read the whole commentary →