Thematic Bible
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Elijah » Antitype of john the baptist
And he will go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, 'to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children,' and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready a people prepared for the Lord."
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And if you are willing to accept it, he is the Elijah who is to come.
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And they said, "Some say John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets."
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And the disciples asked him, "Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?" Jesus replied, "Elijah is coming first and will restore all things. But I tell you that Elijah has come already, and they did not know him but did to him whatever they wished. So also the Son of Man is about to suffer at their hands."
Then he said to them, "Elijah does come first and restores all things. And how is it written of the Son of Man, that he must suffer many things and be treated with contempt? But I tell you that Elijah has come, and they did to him whatever they wished, as it is written of him."
And they asked him, "What then? Are you Elijah?" He said, "I am not." "Are you the prophet?" And he answered, "No." Then they said to him, "Who are you? Give us an answer for those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?" He said, "I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, 'Make straight the way of the Lord,' as the prophet Isaiah said." read more.
Now they had been sent from the Pharisees. They asked him, "Then why do you baptize, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the prophet?"
Now they had been sent from the Pharisees. They asked him, "Then why do you baptize, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the prophet?"
Inescapable question » Diverse opinions of men
When Jesus came into the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, "Who do men say that the Son of Man is?" And they said, "Some say John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets." He said to them, "But who do you say that I am?"
John » Herod antipas falsely supposes jesus to be
King Herod heard of it, for Jesus' name had become well known. Some said, "John the Baptist has been raised from the dead, and that is why these powers are at work in him."
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At that time Herod the tetrarch heard the reports about Jesus, and he said to his servants, "This is John the Baptist, he has risen from the dead; that is why these powers are at work in him."
But when Herod heard, he said, "This is John, whom I beheaded; he has been raised from the dead!"
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And they said, "Some say John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets."
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So they answered, "John the Baptist; but others say Elijah; and others say that one of the old prophets has risen again."
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