Mark 6:15
13 They also drove out many demons and healed many of the sick, anointing them with oil.
14 Now King Herod heard about this, for Jesus’ name had become well known, and people were saying, “John the Baptist has risen from the dead! That is why miraculous powers are at work in him.”
Others were saying, “He is Elijah,” and still others, “He is a prophet, like one of the prophets of old.”
16 But when Herod heard this, he said, “John, whom I beheaded, has risen from the dead!”
17 For Herod himself had ordered that John be arrested and bound and imprisoned, on account of his brother Philip’s wife Herodias, whom Herod had married.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Others were saying, “He is Elijah,” and still others, “He is a prophet, like one of the prophets of old.”
- KJV
- Others said, That it is Elias. And others said, That it is a prophet, or as one of the prophets.
- WEB
- But others said, “He is Elijah.” Others said, “He is a prophet, or like one of the prophets.”
- ASV
- But others said, It is Elijah. And others said, [It is] a prophet, [even] as one of the prophets.
- DARBY
- And others said, It is Elias; and others said, It is a prophet, as one of the prophets.
- BLB
- But others were saying, “He is Elijah,” and others were saying, “A prophet, like one of the prophets.”
- ÅB
- Andre sa: Det er Elias; andre igjen sa: Det er en profet, som en av profetene.
- OTB
- Andre sa: "Han er Elia." Andre igjen hevdet: "Han er en profet, som en av de gamle profetene."
- B1930
- Andre sa: Det er Elias; andre igjen sa: Det er en profet, som en av profetene.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Matthew 16:14
They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”
Read in contextMalachi 4:5
Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the LORD.
Read in contextMatthew 21:11
The crowds replied, “This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee.”
Read in contextMark 8:28
They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, one of the prophets.”
Read in contextLuke 7:16
A sense of awe swept over all of them, and they glorified God. “A great prophet has appeared among us!” they said. “God has visited His people!”
Read in contextJohn 6:14
When the people saw the sign that Jesus had performed, they began to say, “Truly this is the Prophet who is to come into the world.”
Read in contextMatthew 17:10–11
The disciples asked Him, “Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”
Read in contextLuke 7:39
When the Pharisee who had invited Jesus saw this, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet, He would know who this is and what kind of woman is touching Him—for she is a sinner!”
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