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Mark 6:15

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15 Others said, “He is Elijah.” And still others claimed, “He is a prophet, like one of the prophets of long ago.”
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Mark 6:15 in Other Translations

KJV
15 Others said, That it is Elias. And others said, That it is a prophet, or as one of the prophets.
ESV
15 But others said, "He is Elijah." And others said, "He is a prophet, like one of the prophets of old."
NLT
15 Others said, “He’s the prophet Elijah.” Still others said, “He’s a prophet like the other great prophets of the past.”
MSG
15 Others said, "No, it's Elijah." Others said, "He's a prophet, just like one of the old-time prophets."
CSB
15 But others said, "He's Elijah." Still others said, "He's a prophet-like one of the prophets."

Mark 6:15 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 6:15

Others said that it is Elias
This was the opinion, either of many of the Jews, who expected that Elias the Tishbite would come in person, before the coming of the Messiah; and thought by the appearance and wonderful works of Jesus, that he was now come: or of Herod's courtiers, who said this to divert him from his notion of John the Baptist, which they might perceive was very distressing to him; though the former seems rather to be the sense:

others said, that it is a prophet:
or "the prophet", that was to come, whom Moses had spoken of, and the Jews expected; this was the opinion of others of them: or

as one of the prophets.
The word (h) , "or", is left out in some copies; and so it is in the Vulgate Latin, Syriac, Arabic, Persic, and Ethiopic versions; and then the sense is, this new prophet lately raised up, is as one of the old prophets, Isaiah, Jeremiah, and others; or one of them had risen up.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Mark 6:15 In-Context

13 They drove out many demons and anointed many sick people with oil and healed them.
14 King Herod heard about this, for Jesus’ name had become well known. Some were saying, “John the Baptist has been raised from the dead, and that is why miraculous powers are at work in him.”
15 Others said, “He is Elijah.” And still others claimed, “He is a prophet, like one of the prophets of long ago.”
16 But when Herod heard this, he said, “John, whom I beheaded, has been raised from the dead!”
17 For Herod himself had given orders to have John arrested, and he had him bound and put in prison. He did this because of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, whom he had married.

Cross References 3

  • 1. Malachi 4:5
  • 2. S Matthew 21:11
  • 3. Matthew 16:14; Mark 8:28
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