Mark 6:15
Others said, “He is Elijah.” But others said, “He is a prophet, like one of the prophets.”
English Majority Text (NT)
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 when he heard, Herod said, “It is John, whom I beheaded; he has been raised from the dead!”
Cross References
Matthew 16:14So they said, “Some say John the Baptist, but others say Elijah, and yet others say Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.”
Matthew 21:11And the crowds were saying, “This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth of Galilee.” 1 Jesus Cleanses the Temple
Mark 9:12And answering He said to them, “Indeed, Elijah is coming first and restores all things. And how is it written concerning the Son of Man, that He must suffer many things and be treated with contempt?
Luke 1:17And he himself will go before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, ‘ to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children,’ and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous, to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.”
Luke 7:39Now when the Pharisee who had invited Him saw this, he spoke within himself, saying, “This Man, if He were a prophet, would know who and what sort of woman this is who touches Him, for she is a sinner.”
Luke 9:19So they answered and said, “John the Baptist, but some say Elijah; and others say that one of the ancient prophets has arisen.”
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 →