Matthew 17:11
But he answering, said to them: Elias indeed shall come, and restore all things.
Douay-Rheims 1899
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 asked him, saying: Why then do the scribes say that Elias must come first?
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 strike the earth with anathema.
Luke 3:3And he came into all the country about the Jordan, preaching the baptism of penance 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 →