Matthew 17:12
10 And his disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the scribes that Elias must first come?
11 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Elias truly shall first come, and restore all things.
But I say unto you, That Elias is come already, and they knew him not, but have done unto him whatsoever they listed. Likewise shall also the Son of man suffer of them.
13 Then the disciples understood that he spake unto them of John the Baptist.
14 And when they were come to the multitude, there came to him a certain man, kneeling down to him, and saying,
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.
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- BSB
- But I tell you that Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but have done to him whatever they wished. In the same way, the Son of Man will suffer at their hands.”
- KJV
- But I say unto you, That Elias is come already, and they knew him not, but have done unto him whatsoever they listed. Likewise shall also the Son of man suffer of them.
- WEB
- but I tell you that Elijah has come already, and they didn’t recognize him, but did to him whatever they wanted to. Even so the Son of Man will also suffer by them.”
- ASV
- but I say into you, that Elijah is come already, and they knew him not, but did unto him whatsoever they would. Even so shall the Son of man also suffer of them.
- DARBY
- But I say unto you that Elias has already come, and they have not known him, but have done unto him whatever they would. Thus also the Son of man is about to suffer from them.
- BLB
- But I say to you⁺ that Elijah did already come, and they did not know him, but they did to him whatever they wanted. Thus also the Son of Man is about to suffer under them.”
- ÅB
- Men jeg sier dere at Elias allerede er kommet, og de kjente ham ikke igjen. Men de gjorde hva de ville med ham. Og Menneskesønnen skal lide under dem på samme måte.»
- OTB
- Men jeg sier dere at Elia allerede er kommet, og de kjente ham ikke, men gjorde med ham som de ville. På samme måte skal Menneskesønnen lide under deres hender.”
- B1930
- men jeg sier eder at Elias er alt kommet, og de kjente ham ikke, men gjorde med ham hvad de vilde. Det samme skal også Menneskesønnen lide av dem.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Isaiah 53:3–12
He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.
Read in contextActs 13:24–28
When John had first preached before his coming the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.
Read in contextMark 6:14–28
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 shew forth themselves in him.
Read in contextMatthew 16:21
From that time forth began Jesus to shew unto his disciples, how that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised again the third day.
Read in contextActs 4:10
Be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, even by him doth this man stand here before you whole.
Read in contextActs 3:14–15
But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you;
Read in contextMark 9:12–13
And he answered and told them, Elias verily cometh first, and restoreth all things; and how it is written of the Son of man, that he must suffer many things, and be set at nought.
Read in contextJohn 5:32–36
There is another that beareth witness of me; and I know that the witness which he witnesseth of me is true.
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