Mark 6:15
Others said, “He is Elijah.” And others said, “He is a prophet, like one of the prophets of old.”
Text-Critical English 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
Cross References
Matthew 16:14They said, “Some say John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and others say that yoʋ are Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”
Matthew 21:11So the crowds were saying, “This is the prophet Jesus, who is from Nazareth of Galilee.”
Mark 9:12He answered them, “Elijah does indeed come first to restore all things. How then is it written that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be treated with contempt?
Luke 1:17And he will go before the Lord in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of fathers back to their children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous, to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.”
Luke 7:39When the Pharisee who had invited him saw it, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet, he would know who is touching him and what kind of woman she is—that she is a sinner.”
Luke 9:19They answered, “Some say John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and others say that one of the ancient prophets has risen.”
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 →