Thematic Bible
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Elijah » Antitype of john the baptist
He is the one who will go before the Lord with the spirit and power of Elijah to turn the hearts of parents to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous, and to prepare the people to be ready for the Lord."
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If you are willing to accept it, he is Elijah who is to come.
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They said, "Some say John the Baptist, others Elijah, and still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets."
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So the disciples asked him, "Why, then, do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?" He answered them, "Elijah is indeed coming and will restore all things. But I tell you that Elijah has already come, yet people did not recognize him and treated him just as they pleased. In the same way, the Son of Man is going to suffer at their hands."
He told them, "Elijah is indeed coming first and will restore all things. Why, then, is it written that the Son of Man must suffer a great deal and be treated shamefully? But I tell you that Elijah has come, yet people treated him just as they pleased, as it is written about him."
So they asked him, "Well then, are you Elijah?" John said, "I am not." "Are you the Prophet?" He answered, "No." "Who are you?" they asked him. "We must give an answer to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?" He replied, "I am ""a voice crying out in the wilderness, "Prepare the Lord's highway,"' as the prophet Isaiah said." read more.
Now those men had been sent from the Pharisees. They asked him, "Why, then, are you baptizing if you are not the Messiah, or Elijah, or the Prophet?"
Now those men had been sent from the Pharisees. They asked him, "Why, then, are you baptizing if you are not the Messiah, or Elijah, or the Prophet?"
Inescapable question » Diverse opinions of men
When Jesus had come to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, "Who do people say the Son of Man is?" They said, "Some say John the Baptist, others Elijah, and still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets." He asked them, "But who do you say I am?"
John » Herod antipas falsely supposes jesus to be
King Herod heard about this, because Jesus' name had become well-known. He was saying, "John the Baptist has been raised from the dead! That's why he is able to do these miracles."
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At that time Herod the tetrarch, hearing about the fame of Jesus, told his servants, "This is John the Baptist! He has been raised from the dead, and that's why these miracles are being done by him."
But when Herod heard about it, he said, "John, whom I beheaded, has been raised,"
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They said, "Some say John the Baptist, others Elijah, and still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets."
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They answered, "Some say John the Baptist, others Elijah, and still others one of the ancient prophets who has come back to life."
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