Matthew 17:10
And his disciples asked him, and said to him: Why then do the Scribes say, that Elijah must first come?
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
And his disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the scribes that Elias must first come?
In Context
11Jesus answered, and said to them: Elijah doth first come, to fulfill every thing.
Cross References
Matthew 11:14And, if ye are willing, receive ye, that this is he who was to come.
Matthew 27:47And some of them that stood there, when they heard it, said: He calleth for Elijah.
John 1:21And they asked him again: Who then? Art thou Elijah? And he said: I am not. Art thou a prophet? And he said, No.
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 →