Mark 9:11

11 And they asked him, “Why do the teachers of the law say that Elijah must come first?”

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Mark 9:11 in Other Translations

KJV

11 And they asked him, saying, Why say the scribes that Elias must first come?

ESV

11 And they asked him, "Why do the scribes say that first Elijah must come?"

NLT

11 Then they asked him, “Why do the teachers of religious law insist that Elijah must return before the Messiah comes? ”

MSG

11 Meanwhile they were asking, "Why do the religion scholars say that Elijah has to come first?"

CSB

11 Then they began to question Him, "Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?"

Mark 9:11 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 9:11

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; (See Gill on Matthew 17:10).

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Mark 9:11 In-Context

9 As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus gave them orders not to tell anyone what they had seen until the Son of Man had risen from the dead.

10 They kept the matter to themselves, discussing what “rising from the dead” meant.

11 And they asked him, “Why do the teachers of the law say that Elijah must come first?”

12 Jesus replied, “To be sure, Elijah does come first, and restores all things. Why then is it written that the Son of Man must suffer much and be rejected?

13 But I tell you, Elijah has come, and they have done to him everything they wished, just as it is written about him.”

Mark 9:11

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Mark 9:11 in Other Translations

Mark 9:11 Meaning and Commentary

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