Mark 8:28

And they answered, 'John the Baptist, and others Elijah, but others one of the prophets.'

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

And they answered, John the Baptist: but some say, Elias; and others, One of the prophets.

In Context

27And Jesus went forth, and his disciples, to the villages of Caesarea Philippi, and in the way he was questioning his disciples, saying to them, 'Who do men say me to be?'

29And he saith to them, 'And ye — who do ye say me to be?' and Peter answering saith to him, 'Thou art the Christ.'

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Cross References

Malachi 4:5Lo, I am sending to you Elijah the prophet, Before the coming of the day of Jehovah, The great and the fearful.

Matthew 16:14and they said, 'Some, John the Baptist, and others, Elijah, and others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.'

Mark 9:11And they were questioning him, saying, that the scribes say that Elijah it behoveth to come first.

John 1:21And they questioned him, 'What then? Elijah art thou?' and he saith, 'I am not.' — 'The prophet art thou?' and he answered, 'No.'

Matthew Henry on Mark 8:28-38

Peter's Enlightened Testimony; Peter Rebuked. 27 And Jesus went out, and his disciples, into the towns of Cæsarea Philippi: and by the way he asked his disciples, saying unto them, Whom do men say that I am? 28 And they answered, John the Baptist: but some say, Elias; and others, One of the prophets. 29 And he saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Peter answereth and saith unto him, Thou art the Christ. 30 And he charged them that they should tell no man of him. 31 And he began to teach them, that the… Read the whole commentary →

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