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the Week of Proper 9 / Ordinary 14
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Mark 9:11
And they asked him, saying, [How is it] that the scribes say that Elijah must first come?
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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.
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?
Douay-Rheims Bible
(9-10) And they asked him, saying: Why then do the Pharisees and scribes say that Elias must come first?
(9-10) And they asked him, saying: Why then do the Pharisees and scribes say that Elias must 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 And he said to them, Truly I say to you, There are some here of those that stand, who shall in no way taste of death, until they see the kingdom of God come with power. 2 And after six days Jesus takes with him Peter, and James, and John, and brings them up into a high mountain apart by themselves: and he was transfigured before them; 3 and his garments became glistering, exceeding white, so as no fuller on earth can whiten them. 4 And there appeared to them Elijah with Moses: and they were talking with Jesus. 5 And Peter answers and says to Jesus, Rabbi, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for you, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah. 6 For he didn't know what to answer; for they became very afraid. 7 And there came a cloud overshadowing them: and there came a voice out of the cloud, This is my beloved Son: hear him. 8 And suddenly looking round about, they saw no one anymore, save Jesus only with themselves. 9 And as they were coming down from the mountain, he charged them that they should tell no man what things they had seen, save when the Son of man should have risen again from the dead. 10 And they kept the saying, questioning among themselves what the rising again from the dead should mean.
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 he drank of the wine, and was drunk. And he was uncovered inside his tent.
and he drank of the wine, and was drunk. And he was uncovered inside his tent.
Genesis 9:22
And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brothers outside.
And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brothers outside.
Genesis 9:23
And Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it on both their shoulders, and went backward, and covered the nakedness of their father. And their faces were backward, and they did not see their father's nakedness.
And Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it on both their shoulders, and went backward, and covered the nakedness of their father. And their faces were backward, and they did not see their father's nakedness.
Isaiah 54:9
For this is [as] the waters of Noah to me; for as I have sworn that the waters of Noah shall no more go over the earth, so I have sworn that I will not be angry with you, nor rebuke you.
For this is [as] the waters of Noah to me; for as I have sworn that the waters of Noah shall no more go over the earth, so I have sworn that I will not be angry with you, nor rebuke you.
2 Peter 3:7
but the heavens that now are, and the earth, by the same word have been stored up for fire, being reserved against the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.
but the heavens that now are, and the earth, by the same word have been stored up for fire, being reserved against the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.
2 Peter 3:11
Seeing that these things are thus all to be dissolved, what manner of persons ought you to be in [all] holy living and godliness,
Seeing that these things are thus all to be dissolved, what manner of persons ought you to be in [all] holy living 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.
