Mark 6:15
"He is Elijah," said others. And still others were saying, "He is a prophet, like one of the old prophets."
Montgomery New Testament
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 Herod heard, he said, "That Johnwhom I beheaded has come back to life."
Cross References
Matthew 16:14They replied, "Some say ‘Johnthe Baptist’;others, however, say that’He is Elijah’;others, ‘Jeremiah,’ or ‘One of the Prophets.’"
Matthew 21:11And the crowds answered, "This is the Prophet Jesus, from Nazareth, in Galilee."
Mark 9:12"Elijah does indeed first come," he said, "and restores all things, But how is it written about the Son of Man, that he will endure great suffering, and be rejected?
Luke 1:17"He shall go before Him in the wisdom and power of Elijah to turn the hearts of the fathers to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous, and so to make ready for the Lord a people prepared for him."
Luke 7:39When he noticed this the Pharisee, who had invited him, said to himself, "If this man were really a prophet he would have perceived who and what sort of woman this is who is touching him, and would know that she is a sinner."
Luke 9:19"Johnthe Baptist," they answered, "But others say Elijah, and others that one of the ancient prophets is risen again."
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 →