Parallel Verses
Daniel Mace New Testament
why then do the Scribes say, that Elias must first come?
New American Standard Bible
And His disciples asked Him, “Why then do the scribes say that
King James Version
And his disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the scribes that Elias must first come?
Holman Bible
So the disciples questioned Him, “Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”
International Standard Version
So the disciples asked him, "Why, then, do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?"
A Conservative Version
And his disciples questioned him, saying, Why then do the scholars say that Elijah must first come?
American Standard Version
And his disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the scribes that Elijah must first come?
Amplified
The disciples asked Him, “Then why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”
An Understandable Version
His disciples asked Him, "Why then [since you are obviously the Messiah] do the experts in the law of Moses say that Elijah must come first, [i.e., before the Messiah]?"
Anderson New Testament
And his disciples asked him, saying: Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?
Bible in Basic English
And his disciples, questioning him, said, Why then do the scribes say that Elijah has to come first?
Common New Testament
And the disciples asked him, "Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?"
Darby Translation
And his disciples demanded of him saying, Why then say the scribes that Elias must first have come?
Godbey New Testament
And His disciples asked Him, saying, Why then do the scribes say that it behooves Elijah to come first?
Goodspeed New Testament
The disciples asked him, "Then why do the scribes say that Elijah has to come first?"
John Wesley New Testament
And his disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the scribes, That Elijah must come first?
Julia Smith Translation
And his disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the scribes that Elias must first come?
King James 2000
And his disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the scribes that Elijah must first come?
Lexham Expanded Bible
And the disciples asked him, saying, "Then why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?"
Modern King James verseion
And His disciples asked Him, saying, Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And his disciples asked of him, saying, "Why then say the scribes, that Elijah must first come?"
Moffatt New Testament
The disciples inquired of him, "Then why do the scribes say that Elijah has to come first?"
Montgomery New Testament
And his disciples asked him, saying, "Why then do the Scribes say that Elijah must first come?"
NET Bible
The disciples asked him, "Why then do the experts in the law say that Elijah must come first?"
New Heart English Bible
The disciples asked him, saying, "Then why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?"
Noyes New Testament
And the disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the scribes that Elijah must first come?
Sawyer New Testament
And the disciples asked him, saying, Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must first come?
The Emphasized Bible
And the disciples questioned him, saying - Why then do, the Scribes, say, that, Elijah, must needs come, first?
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And his disciples asked him, saying, Why then do the scribes affirm, that Elias must come first?
Twentieth Century New Testament
"How is it," his disciples asked, "that our Teachers of the Law say that Elijah has to come first?"
Webster
And his disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the scribes, that Elijah must first come?
Weymouth New Testament
"Why then," asked the disciples, "do the Scribes say that Elijah must first come?"
Williams New Testament
The disciples asked Him, "Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?"
World English Bible
His disciples asked him, saying, "Then why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?"
Worrell New Testament
And His disciples asked Him, saying, "Why, then, do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?"
Worsley New Testament
And his disciples asked Him, saying, Why then do the scribes say, that Elias must first come?
Youngs Literal Translation
And his disciples questioned him, saying, 'Why then do the scribes say that Elijah it behoveth to come first?'
Themes
Elijah » Antitype of john the baptist
Jesus Christ » History of » Is transfigured
Interlinear
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 17:10
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Transfiguration
9 As they went down the mountain, Jesus gave them this charge, don't speak of the vision, said he, to any body, till the son of man be risen again from the dead: but his disciples asked him, 10 why then do the Scribes say, that Elias must first come? 11 Jesus answered, 'tis true, Elias was to come first and set all things right.
Cross References
Matthew 11:14
and if ye will believe me, he is the Elias that was to come.
Matthew 17:3-4
and presently they saw Moses and Elias conversing with him.
Matthew 27:47-49
some of the standers by, when they heard that, said, he calls upon Elias.
Mark 9:11
At length they started this question, why do the Scribes say, that Elias must first come?
John 1:21
art thou then Elias? said they; and he answer'd, I am not. art thou a prophet? and he answer'd, no.
John 1:25
"why then do you baptize, if you are not the Christ, nor Elias, nor any other prophet?"