Mark 9:11
And they put a question to him, saying, Why do the scribes say that Elijah has to come first?
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
And they asked him, saying, Why say the scribes that Elias must first come?
In Context
10And they kept the saying, questioning among themselves what the coming back from the dead might be.
Cross References
Malachi 3:1See, I am sending my servant, and he will make ready the way before me; and the Lord, whom you are looking for, will suddenly come to his Temple; and the angel of the agreement, in whom you have delight, see, he is coming, says the Lord of armies.
Matthew 11:14And if you are able to see it, this is Elijah who was to come.
Mark 9:4And there came before them Elijah with Moses, and they were talking with Jesus.
Matthew Henry on Mark 9:2-14
The Transfiguration. 1 And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That there be some of them that stand here, which shall not taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom of God come with power. 2 And after six days Jesus taketh with him Peter, and James, and John, and leadeth them up into a high mountain apart by themselves: and he was transfigured before them. 3 And his raiment became shining, exceeding white as snow; so as no fuller on earth can white them. 4 And there appeared unto them Elias with Moses:… Read the whole commentary →