Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
and if ye are willing to receive it, he is Elijah who was about to come;
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
And if ye will receive it, this is Elias, which was for to come.
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
If you are willing to accept it, he is Elijah who is to come.
A Conservative Version
And if ye are willing to receive it, he is Elijah who is going to come.
American Standard Version
And if ye are willing to receive it, this is Elijah, that is to come.
Amplified
An Understandable Version
And if you are willing to accept [this truth], this person [i.e., John] fulfills [the prophecy of] the coming of Elijah. [See Mal. 4:5-6]
Anderson New Testament
and if you are willing to receive it, he is Elijah that was to come.
Bible in Basic English
And if you are able to see it, this is Elijah who was to come.
Common New Testament
And if you are willing to accept it, he is the Elijah who is to come.
Daniel Mace New Testament
and if ye will believe me, he is the Elias that was to come.
Darby Translation
And if ye will receive it, this is Elias, who is to come.
Godbey New Testament
And if you wish to receive it, he is Elijah, who is to come.
Goodspeed New Testament
and, if you are ready to accept the idea, he is himself Elijah who was to come.
John Wesley New Testament
And if ye are willing to receive him, this is Elijah, who was to come.
Julia Smith Translation
And if ye will receive, this is Elias he about to come.
King James 2000
And if you will receive it, this is Elijah, who was to come.
Lexham Expanded Bible
and if you are willing to accept [it], he is Elijah, the one who is going to come.
Modern King James verseion
And if you will receive it, this is Elijah who is to come.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And also if ye will receive it, this is Elijah, which should come.
Montgomery New Testament
"and, if you are willing to receive it, he is the Elijah who was to come.
NET Bible
And if you are willing to accept it, he is Elijah, who is to come.
New Heart English Bible
And if you are willing to receive it, this is Elijah, who is to come.
Noyes New Testament
And if ye are willing to receive it, he is the Elijah who was to come.
Sawyer New Testament
And if you will receive it, this is Elijah, who was to come.
The Emphasized Bible
And, if ye are willing to accept it, he, is Elijah - the one destined to come.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And if ye will receive it, this is Elias who was to come.
Twentieth Century New Testament
And--if you are ready to accept it--John is himself the Elijah who was destined to come.
Webster
And if ye will receive it, this is Elijah who was to come.
Weymouth New Testament
And (if you are willing to receive it)
Williams New Testament
and if you are willing to accept it, John himself is the Elijah who was to come.
World English Bible
If you are willing to receive it, this is Elijah, who is to come.
Worrell New Testament
and, if ye are willing to receive it, he is Elijah who is about to come.
Worsley New Testament
and, if ye are willing to receive the truth, This is that Elias who was to come.
Themes
Elijah » Antitype of john the baptist
Jesus Christ » History of » Receives the message from john the baptist (in galilee)
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Word Count of 36 Translations in Matthew 11:14
Images Matthew 11:14
Prayers for Matthew 11:14
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Question From John The Baptist
13 for all the prophets and the law till John did prophesy, 14 and if ye are willing to receive it, he is Elijah who was about to come; 15 he who is having ears to hear -- let him hear.
Cross References
Malachi 4:5
Lo, I am sending to you Elijah the prophet, Before the coming of the day of Jehovah, The great and the fearful.
Matthew 17:10-13
And his disciples questioned him, saying, 'Why then do the scribes say that Elijah it behoveth to come first?'
Mark 9:11-13
And they were questioning him, saying, that the scribes say that Elijah it behoveth to come first.
Luke 1:17
and he shall go before Him, in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn hearts of fathers unto children, and disobedient ones to the wisdom of righteous ones, to make ready for the Lord, a people prepared.'
Ezekiel 2:5
and they -- whether they hear, or whether they forbear, for a rebellious house they are -- have known that a prophet hath been in their midst.
Ezekiel 3:10-11
And He saith unto me, 'Son of man, all My words, that I speak unto thee, receive with thy heart, and with thine ears hear;
John 1:21-23
And they questioned him, 'What then? Elijah art thou?' and he saith, 'I am not.' -- 'The prophet art thou?' and he answered, 'No.'
John 16:12
I have yet many things to say to you, but ye are not able to bear them now;
1 Corinthians 3:2
with milk I fed you, and not with meat, for ye were not yet able, but not even yet are ye now able,
Revelation 20:4
And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given to them, and the souls of those who have been beheaded because of the testimony of Jesus, and because of the word of God, and who did not bow before the beast, nor his image, and did not receive the mark upon their forehead and upon their hand, and they did live and reign with Christ the thousand years;