Thematic Bible
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Elijah » Antitype of john the baptist
He will go before Him in the spirit and the power of Elijah to turn the hearts of fathers to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the upright, to make ready for the Lord a people perfectly prepared."
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and if you are willing to accept it, John himself is the Elijah who was to come.
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They answered, "Some say John the Baptist, some Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets."
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The disciples asked Him, "Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?" He answered, "Elijah does come and will get everything ready. But I say to you, Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but treated him as they pleased. Just so the Son of Man is going to suffer at their hands."
He answered them, "Elijah does come first and gets everything ready, but how is it that the Scripture says about the Son of Man that He will suffer much and be rejected? But I tell you, Elijah has already come, and people treated him just as they pleased, as the Scripture says about him."
So they asked him again, "What are you then? Elijah?" And he answered, "Of course, I am not." "Are you the prophet?" He answered, "No." Then they said to him, "Who are you? Tell us, so that we can have an answer to give to those who sent us. What have you to say for yourself?" He said, "I am a voice of one shouting in the desert, 'Make the road straight for the Lord,' as the prophet Isaiah said." read more.
Now the messengers belonged to the party of the Pharisees; so they asked him, "Why are you baptizing then, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the prophet?"
Now the messengers belonged to the party of the Pharisees; so they asked him, "Why are you baptizing then, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the prophet?"
Inescapable question » Diverse opinions of men
When Jesus reached the district of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples, "Who do people say that the Son of Man is?" They answered, "Some say John the Baptist, some Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets." He said to them, "Who do you yourselves say that I am?"
John » Herod antipas falsely supposes jesus to be
King Herod heard of Him, for His name was now on everybody's lips, and people were saying that John the Baptist had risen from the dead, and that this was why such mighty powers were working in Him.
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At that time Herod the governor heard the reports about Jesus, and said to his attendants, "This is John the Baptist. He has risen from the dead, and that is why the powers are at work through him."
But when Herod heard of Him, he said, "John, whom I beheaded, has risen from the dead."
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They answered, "Some say John the Baptist, some Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets."
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They answered, "John the Baptist; though others say Elijah, and still others that one of the ancient prophets has come back to life."
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