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Douay-Rheims Bible
Mark 9:11
(9-10) And they asked him, saying: Why then do the Pharisees and scribes say that Elias must come first?
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Christian Standard Bible®
Then they asked him, “Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”
Then they asked him, “Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”
King James Version (1611)
And they asked him, saying, Why say the Scribes that Elias must first come?
And they asked him, saying, Why say the Scribes that Elias must first come?
King James Version
And they asked him, saying, Why say the scribes that Elias must first come?
And they asked him, saying, Why say the scribes that Elias must first come?
English Standard Version
And they asked him, "Why do the scribes say that first Elijah must come?"
And they asked him, "Why do the scribes say that first Elijah must come?"
New American Standard Bible
And they asked Him, saying, "Why is it that the scribes say that Elijah must come first?"
And they asked Him, saying, "Why is it that the scribes say that Elijah must come first?"
New Century Version
Then they asked Jesus, "Why do the teachers of the law say that Elijah must come first?"
Then they asked Jesus, "Why do the teachers of the law say that Elijah must come first?"
Amplified Bible
They asked Him, saying, "Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first [before the Messiah comes]?"
They asked Him, saying, "Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first [before the Messiah comes]?"
New American Standard Bible (1995)
They asked Him, saying, "Why is it that the scribes say that Elijah must come first?"
They asked Him, saying, "Why is it that the scribes say that Elijah must come first?"
Legacy Standard Bible
And they began asking Him, saying, "Why is it that the scribes say that Elijah must come first?"
And they began asking Him, saying, "Why is it that the scribes say that Elijah must come first?"
Berean Standard Bible
And they asked Jesus, "Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?"
And they asked Jesus, "Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?"
Contemporary English Version
The disciples asked Jesus, "Don't the teachers of the Law of Moses say that Elijah must come before the Messiah does?"
The disciples asked Jesus, "Don't the teachers of the Law of Moses say that Elijah must come before the Messiah does?"
Complete Jewish Bible
They also asked him, "Why do the Torah-teachers say that Eliyahu has to come first?"
They also asked him, "Why do the Torah-teachers say that Eliyahu has to come first?"
Darby Translation
And they asked him saying, Why do the scribes say that Elias must first have come?
And they asked him saying, Why do the scribes say that Elias must first have come?
Easy-to-Read Version
They asked him, "Why do the teachers of the law say that Elijah must come first?"
They asked him, "Why do the teachers of the law say that Elijah must come first?"
Geneva Bible (1587)
Also they asked him, saying, Why say the Scribes, that Elias must first come?
Also they asked him, saying, Why say the Scribes, that Elias must first come?
George Lamsa Translation
And they asked him, saying, Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must first come?
And they asked him, saying, Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must first come?
Good News Translation
And they asked Jesus, "Why do the teachers of the Law say that Elijah has to come first?"
And they asked Jesus, "Why do the teachers of the Law say that Elijah has to come first?"
Lexham English Bible
And they asked him, saying, "Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?"
And they asked him, saying, "Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?"
Literal Translation
And they asked Him, saying, Do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?
And they asked Him, saying, Do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?
American Standard Version
And they asked him, saying, How is it that the scribes say that Elijah must first come?
And they asked him, saying, How is it that the scribes say that Elijah must first come?
Bible in Basic English
And they put a question to him, saying, Why do the scribes say that Elijah has to come first?
And they put a question to him, saying, Why do the scribes say that Elijah has to come first?
Hebrew Names Version
They asked him, saying, "Why do the Sofrim say that Eliyah must come first?"
They asked him, saying, "Why do the Sofrim say that Eliyah must come first?"
International Standard Version
So they asked him, "Don't the scribes say that Elijah must come first?"Malachi 4:5; Matthew 17:10;">[xr]
So they asked him, "Don't the scribes say that Elijah must come first?"Malachi 4:5; Matthew 17:10;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
And they asked him, saying, How then say the Sophree that Elia must come before?
And they asked him, saying, How then say the Sophree that Elia must come before?
Murdock Translation
And they asked him, and said: Why then do the Scribes say, that Elijah must first come?
And they asked him, and said: Why then do the Scribes say, that Elijah must first come?
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And they asked hym, saying: Why then say the scribes that Elias must first come?
And they asked hym, saying: Why then say the scribes that Elias must first come?
English Revised Version
And they asked him, saying, The scribes say that Elijah must first come.
And they asked him, saying, The scribes say that Elijah must first come.
World English Bible
They asked him, saying, "Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?"
They asked him, saying, "Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?"
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And they asked him, saying, Why say the scribes, that Elijah must come first?
And they asked him, saying, Why say the scribes, that Elijah must come first?
Weymouth's New Testament
They also asked Him, "How is it that the Scribes say that Elijah must first come?"
They also asked Him, "How is it that the Scribes say that Elijah must first come?"
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And thei axiden hym, and seiden, What thanne seien Farisees and scribis, for it bihoueth `Helie to come first.
And thei axiden hym, and seiden, What thanne seien Farisees and scribis, for it bihoueth `Helie to come first.
Update Bible Version
And they asked him, saying, [How is it] that the scribes say that Elijah must first come?
And they asked him, saying, [How is it] that the scribes say that Elijah must first come?
Webster's Bible Translation
And they asked him, saying, Why say the scribes that Elijah must first come?
And they asked him, saying, Why say the scribes that Elijah must first come?
New English Translation
Then they asked him, "Why do the experts in the law say that Elijah must come first?"
Then they asked him, "Why do the experts in the law say that Elijah must come first?"
New King James Version
And they asked Him, saying, "Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?"
And they asked Him, saying, "Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?"
New Living Translation
Then they asked him, "Why do the teachers of religious law insist that Elijah must return before the Messiah comes?"
Then they asked him, "Why do the teachers of religious law insist that Elijah must return before the Messiah comes?"
New Life Bible
They asked Jesus, "Why do the teachers of the Law say that Elijah must come first?"
They asked Jesus, "Why do the teachers of the Law say that Elijah must come first?"
New Revised Standard
Then they asked him, "Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?"
Then they asked him, "Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?"
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And they began to question him, saying - The Scribes, say, that, Elijah, must needs come, first?
And they began to question him, saying - The Scribes, say, that, Elijah, must needs come, first?
Revised Standard Version
And they asked him, "Why do the scribes say that first Eli'jah must come?"
And they asked him, "Why do the scribes say that first Eli'jah must come?"
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And they axed him sayinge: why then saye ye scribe that Helyas muste fyrste come?
And they axed him sayinge: why then saye ye scribe that Helyas muste fyrste come?
Young's Literal Translation
And they were questioning him, saying, that the scribes say that Elijah it behoveth to come first.
And they were questioning him, saying, that the scribes say that Elijah it behoveth to come first.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And they axed him, and sayde: Why saye the scrybes then, that Elias must first come?
And they axed him, and sayde: Why saye the scrybes then, that Elias must first come?
Mace New Testament (1729)
At length they started this question, why do the Scribes say, that Elias must first come?
At length they started this question, why do the Scribes say, that Elias must first come?
THE MESSAGE
Meanwhile they were asking, "Why do the religion scholars say that Elijah has to come first?"
Meanwhile they were asking, "Why do the religion scholars say that Elijah has to come first?"
Simplified Cowboy Version
The three cowboys questioned Jesus by asking him, "Why do the religious experts say Elijah has to come first?"
The three cowboys questioned Jesus by asking him, "Why do the religious experts say Elijah has to come first?"
Contextual Overview
1 (8-39) And he said to them: Amen f say to you that there are some of them that stand here who shall not taste death till they see the kingdom of God coming in power. 2 (9-1) And after six days, Jesus taketh with him Peter and James and John, and leadeth them up into an high mountain apart by themselves, and was transfigured before them. 3 (9-2) And his garments became shining and exceeding white as snow, so as no fuller upon earth can make white. 4 (9-3) And there appeared to them Elias with Moses: and they were talking with Jesus. 5 (9-4) And Peter answering, said to Jesus: Rabbi, it is good for us to be here. And let us make three tabernacles, one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias. 6 (9-5) For he knew not what he said: for they were struck with fear. 7 (9-6) And there was a cloud overshadowing them. And a voice came out of the cloud, saying: This is my most beloved Son. Hear ye him. 8 (9-7) And immediately looking about, they saw no man any more, but Jesus only with them. 9 (9-8) And as they came down from the mountain, he charged them not to tell any man what things they had seen, till the Son of man shall be risen again from the dead. 10 (9-9) And they kept the word to themselves; questioning together what that should mean, when he shall be risen from the dead.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Mark 9:4, Malachi 3:1, Malachi 4:5, Matthew 11:14, Matthew 17:10, Matthew 17:11
Reciprocal: Matthew 11:9 - A prophet Mark 8:28 - Elias Mark 15:35 - he Luke 1:17 - in Acts 3:21 - the times Revelation 20:4 - the souls
Cross-References
Genesis 9:21
And drinking of the wine was made drunk, and was uncovered in his tent.
And drinking of the wine was made drunk, and was uncovered in his tent.
Genesis 9:22
Which when Cham the father of Chanaan had seen, to wit, that his father’s nakedness was uncovered, he told it to his two brethren without.
Which when Cham the father of Chanaan had seen, to wit, that his father’s nakedness was uncovered, he told it to his two brethren without.
Genesis 9:23
But Sem and Japheth put a cloak upon their shoulders, and going backward, covered the nakedness of their father: and their faces were turned away, and they saw not their father’s nakedness.
But Sem and Japheth put a cloak upon their shoulders, and going backward, covered the nakedness of their father: and their faces were turned away, and they saw not their father’s nakedness.
Isaiah 54:9
This thing is to me as in the days of Noe, to whom I swore, that I would no more bring in the waters of Noe upon the earth: so have I sworn not to be angry with thee, and not to rebuke thee.
This thing is to me as in the days of Noe, to whom I swore, that I would no more bring in the waters of Noe upon the earth: so have I sworn not to be angry with thee, and not to rebuke thee.
2 Peter 3:7
But the heavens and the earth which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of the ungodly men.
But the heavens and the earth which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of the ungodly men.
2 Peter 3:11
Seeing then that all these things are to be dissolved, what manner of people ought you to be in holy conversation and godliness?
Seeing then that all these things are to be dissolved, what manner of people ought you to be in holy conversation and godliness?
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And they asked him, saying,.... Being put in mind of it, by seeing Elias on the mount, or else by what Christ had said concerning his resurrection, or both:
why say the Scribes, the Vulgate Latin adds, "and Pharisees",
that Elias must first come? before the Messiah comes, or before the setting up his kingdom in greater glory; :-.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Why say the scribes ... - See the notes at Matthew 17:10-13.
