Matthew 17:13
11 Jesus replied, “Elijah does indeed come, and he will restore all things.
12 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.”
Then the disciples understood that He was speaking to them about John the Baptist.
14 When they came to the crowd, a man came up to Jesus and knelt before Him.
15 “Lord, have mercy on my son,” he said. “He has seizures and is suffering terribly. He often falls into the fire or into the water.
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
- Then the disciples understood that He was speaking to them about John the Baptist.
- KJV
- Then the disciples understood that he spake unto them of John the Baptist.
- WEB
- Then the disciples understood that he spoke to them of John the Baptizer.
- ASV
- Then understood the disciples that he spake unto them of John the Baptist.
- DARBY
- Then the disciples understood that he spoke to them of John the baptist.
- BLB
- Then the disciples understood that He spoke to them about John the Baptist.
- ÅB
- Da forsto disiplene at det var døperen Johannes han snakket om.
- OTB
- Da forstod disiplene at Han talte til dem om Johannes Døperen.
- B1930
- Da forstod disiplene at det var om døperen Johannes han talte til dem.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Matthew 11:14
And if you are willing to accept it, he is the Elijah who was to come.
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