Matthew 17:11

And he answering said to them, Elias indeed comes first and will restore all things.

Darby Translation

In The King James Version

And Jesus answered and said unto them, Elias truly shall first come, and restore all things.

In Context

10And [his] disciples demanded of him saying, Why then say the scribes that Elias must first have come?

12But I say unto you that Elias has already come, and they have not known him, but have done unto him whatever they would. Thus also the Son of man is about to suffer from them.

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Cross References

Malachi 4:6And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse.

Luke 3:3And he came into all the district round the Jordan, preaching [the] baptism of repentance for [the] remission of sins,

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 →

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