Mark 6:15
Others asserted that He was Elijah. Others again said, "He is a Prophet, like one of the great Prophets."
Weymouth NT (1912)
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 of Him, he said, "The John, whom I beheaded, has come back to life."
Cross References
Matthew 16:14"Some say John the Baptist," they replied; "others Elijah; others Jeremiah or one of the Prophets."
Matthew 21:11"This is Jesus, the Prophet, from Nazareth in Galilee," replied the crowds.
Mark 9:12"Elijah," He replied, "does indeed come first and reforms everything; but how is it that it is written of the Son of Man that He will endure much suffering and be held in contempt?
Luke 1:17and he will be His forerunner in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn fathers' hearts to the children, and cause the rebellious to walk in the wisdom of the upright, to make a people perfectly ready for the lord."
Luke 7:39Noticing this, the Pharisee, His host, said to himself, "This man, if he were really a Prophet, would know who and what sort of person this woman is who is touching him--and would know that she is an immoral woman."
Luke 9:19"John the Baptist," they replied; "but others say Elijah; and others that some one of the ancient Prophets has come back to life."
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 →