Matteo 17:13

13 Allora i discepoli intesero ch’era di Giovanni Battista ch’egli aveva loro parlato.

Matteo 17:13 Meaning and Commentary

Matthew 17:13

Then the disciples understood
By his saying that Elias was come, and by the account he gave of his ill usage, it was clear to them,

that he spake unto them of John the Baptist;
and that he was the Elias that was to come, and was come: so that this observation, that according to prophecy Elias was to come before the Messiah, was no objection to Jesus being the Messiah; but on the contrary, since he that was intended by Elias was come, and had done his work and office, it was a confirmation of the truth of his Messiahship.

Matteo 17:13 In-Context

11 Ed egli, rispondendo, disse loro: Certo, Elia deve venire e ristabilire ogni cosa.

12 Ma io vi dico: Elia è già venuto, e non l’hanno riconosciuto; anzi, gli hanno fatto tutto quello che hanno voluto; così anche il Figliuol dell’uomo ha da patire da loro.

13 Allora i discepoli intesero ch’era di Giovanni Battista ch’egli aveva loro parlato.

14 E quando furon venuti alla moltitudine, un uomo gli s’accostò, gettandosi in ginocchio davanti a lui,

15 e dicendo: Signore, abbi pietà del mio figliuolo, perché è lunatico e soffre molto; spesso, infatti, cade nel fuoco e spesso nell’acqua.