Matthew 17:10
And his disciples asked him, saying: Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?
Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament
In The King James Version
And his disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the scribes that Elias must first come?
In Context
11Jesus answered and said to them: Elijah, indeed, comes first, and he will restore all things.
Cross References
Matthew 11:14and if you are willing to receive it, he is Elijah that was to come.
Matthew 27:47Some of those who were standing there, when they heard it, said: This man calls for Elijah.
John 1:21And they asked him: What then? Are you Elijah? And he said: I am not. Are you the prophet? And he answered: No.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 17:2-14
The Transfiguration of Christ. 1 And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into a high mountain apart, 2 And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light. 3 And, behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elias talking with him. 4 Then answered Peter, and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias. 5… Read the whole commentary →