Luke 9:19
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They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, that one of the prophets of long ago has come back to life.”
Read Luke 9:19 Using Other Translations
They answering said, John the Baptist; but some say, Elias; and others say, that one of the old prophets is risen again.
And they answered, "John the Baptist. But others say, Elijah, and others, that one of the prophets of old has risen."
“Well,” they replied, “some say John the Baptist, some say Elijah, and others say you are one of the other ancient prophets risen from the dead.”
What does Luke 9:19 mean?
John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
Luke 9:19
They answering said, John the Baptist
This was the opinion of some who thought that he was risen from
the dead, as in ( Luke 9:7 ) .
but some say Elias;
the prophet, and the Tishbite; who according to the Jewish
notion, was to be the forerunner of the Messiah, so in ( Luke 7:8 ) .
and others say: that one of the old prophets is risen
again;
thus were they divided in their sentiments about him. (See
Gill on Luke
9:8)
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