Mark 9:11
And they asked him, saying, How is it that the Pharisees and scribes say that Elijah must come first?
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
And they asked him, saying, Why say the scribes that Elias must first come?
In Context
10And they kept these words in mind, questioning one another what rising from the dead might mean.
Cross References
Malachi 3:1Behold, I will send my messenger, And he shall prepare the way before me; And the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple; And the messenger of the covenant, whom ye desire, Behold, he shall come, saith Jehovah of hosts.
Matthew 11:14And if ye are willing to receive it, he is the Elijah who was to come.
Mark 9:4And there appeared to 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 →