Matthew 17:11

Jesus answered, and said to them: Elijah doth first come, to fulfill every thing.

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

In The King James Version

And Jesus answered and said unto them, Elias truly shall first come, and restore all things.

In Context

10And his disciples asked him, and said to him: Why then do the Scribes say, that Elijah must first come?

12And I say to you. That, behold, Elijah hath come, and they did not know him; and they have done to him whatever they pleased: and, in like manner, also the Son of man is to suffer from them.

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Cross References

Luke 3:3And he came into all the region about the Jordan, proclaiming the baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.

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 →

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