Parallel Verses
Daniel Mace New Testament
Jesus answered, 'tis true, Elias was to come first and set all things right.
New American Standard Bible
And He answered and said,
King James Version
And Jesus answered and said unto them, Elias truly shall first come, and restore all things.
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
He answered them, "Elijah is indeed coming and will restore all things.
A Conservative Version
And having answered, Jesus said to them, Elijah indeed comes first, and will restore all.
American Standard Version
And he answered and said, Elijah indeed cometh, and shall restore all things:
Amplified
He answered and said,
An Understandable Version
Jesus answered them, "Elijah truly was to come, and restore all things [i.e., to their proper perspective concerning the Messiah].
Anderson New Testament
Jesus answered and said to them: Elijah, indeed, comes first, and he will restore all things.
Bible in Basic English
And in answer he said, Elijah truly has to come and put all things right:
Common New Testament
Jesus replied, "Elijah is coming first and will restore all things.
Darby Translation
And he answering said to them, Elias indeed comes first and will restore all things.
Godbey New Testament
And Jesus responding said to them, Elijah indeed comes, and will restore all things:
Goodspeed New Testament
He answered, "Elijah does come and is to reform everything,
John Wesley New Testament
And Jesus answering said to them, Elijah truly doth come first, and regulate all things.
Julia Smith Translation
And Jesus having answered, said to them, Elias truly comes first and will re-establish all things.
King James 2000
And Jesus answered and said unto them, Elijah truly shall first come, and restore all things.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And he answered [and] said, "Elijah indeed is coming, and will restore all [things].
Modern King James verseion
And answering Jesus said to them, Elijah truly shall come first and restore all things.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Jesus answered, and said unto them, "Elijah shall first come, and restore all things.
Moffatt New Testament
He replied, "Elijah to come and restore all things?
Montgomery New Testament
And he answered. "Elijah is coming, and will restore all things.
NET Bible
He answered, "Elijah does indeed come first and will restore all things.
New Heart English Bible
He answered them, "Elijah indeed comes first, and will restore all things,
Noyes New Testament
And he answering said, Elijah indeed cometh, and will restore all things.
Sawyer New Testament
And he answered and said, Elijah indeed comes, and shall restore all things.
The Emphasized Bible
And, he, answering, said - Elijah, indeed, cometh, and will restored all things;
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Then Jesus answering said unto them, Elias indeed cometh first, and will reform all things.
Twentieth Century New Testament
"Elijah indeed does come," Jesus replied, "and will restore everything;
Webster
And Jesus answered and said to them, Elijah truly will first come, and restore all things:
Weymouth New Testament
"Elijah was indeed to come," He replied, "and would reform everything.
Williams New Testament
He answered, "Elijah does come and will get everything ready.
World English Bible
Jesus answered them, "Elijah indeed comes first, and will restore all things,
Worrell New Testament
And He, answering, said, "Elijah, indeed, comes, and will restore all things;
Worsley New Testament
Jesus said unto them, Elias doth indeed come first, and shall set all things right.
Youngs Literal Translation
And Jesus answering said to them, 'Elijah doth indeed come first, and shall restore all things,
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Verse Info
Context Readings
The Transfiguration
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. 12 but I tell you, that Elias is already come, tho' they knew him not, but treated him in an arbitrary manner; with such usage as the son of man shall likewise suffer at their hands.
Cross References
Luke 1:16-17
he shall convert many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God.
Acts 3:21
but must reside in heaven, till the time of the restitution of all things, of which God has spoken from the beginning by the mouth of his holy prophets.
Luke 3:3-14
in pursuance of which, he went into all the country about Jordan, exhorting all to repent and be baptized, in order to obtain the remission of their sins.