Matthew 17:13
11 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Elias truly shall first come, and restore all things.
12 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.
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,
15 Lord, have mercy on my son: for he is lunatick, and sore vexed: for ofttimes he falleth into the fire, and oft 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 ye will receive it, this is Elias, which was for to come.
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