Mark 6:15
But others said, "He is Elijah." Others said, "He is a prophet, like one of the prophets."
New Heart English Bible
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 Herod, when he heard this, said, "This is John, whom I beheaded. He has risen."
Cross References
Matthew 16:14They said, "Some say John the Baptist, some, Elijah, and others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets."
Matthew 21:11The multitudes said, "This is the prophet Jesus, from Nazareth of Galilee."
Mark 9:12He told them, "Elijah indeed comes first, and restores all things. How is it written about the Son of Man, that he should suffer many things and be despised?
Luke 1:17He will go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, 'to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children,' and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord."
Luke 7:39Now when the Pharisee who had invited him saw it, he said to himself, "This man, if he were a prophet, would have perceived who and what kind of woman this is who touches him, that she is a sinner."
Luke 9:19They answered, "'John the Baptist,' but others say, 'Elijah,' and others, that one of the old 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 →