Thematic Bible
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Elijah » Antitype of john the baptist
And he shall go before Him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers unto the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to prepare for the Lord a people well-disposed.
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and, if ye are willing to receive the truth, This is that Elias who was to come.
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And they answered, Some say thou art John the Baptist, others Elias, and others Jeremias, or one of the prophets.
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And his disciples asked Him, saying, Why then do the scribes say, that Elias must first come? Jesus said unto them, Elias doth indeed come first, and shall set all things right. But I tell you that Elias is come already, and they knew him not, but did what they pleased to him: and so is the Son of man to suffer by them.
And He answered and told them, Elias doth indeed come first, and settle all things: He told them likewise how it is written of the Son of man, that he must suffer many things and be used contemptuously. But I tell you, that Elias is come, and they have done to him whatever they would, as it is written of him.
And they asked him, What then? art thou Elias? And he said, I am not. Art thou a prophet? and he answered, No. Therefore said they unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us: What dost thou say of thy self? and he said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, "Make straight the way of the Lord," according to Esaias the prophet. read more.
Now they that were sent, were of the pharisees: and they asked him, and said to him, Why then dost thou baptize, if thou art not the Christ, nor Elias, nor a prophet?
Now they that were sent, were of the pharisees: and they asked him, and said to him, Why then dost thou baptize, if thou art not the Christ, nor Elias, nor a prophet?
Inescapable question » Diverse opinions of men
And when Jesus came into the parts of Cesarea Philippi, He asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I, the Son of man, am? And they answered, Some say thou art John the Baptist, others Elias, and others Jeremias, or one of the prophets. But, saith He unto them, whom do ye say that I am?
John » Herod antipas falsely supposes jesus to be
And king Herod heard of Him, (for his name was spread abroad,) and he said, John the baptist is risen from the dead, and therefore miraculous powers appear in him.
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At that time Herod the tetrarch heard the fame of Jesus, and said to his servants, This is John the baptist, he is certainly risen from the dead, and therefore miraculous things are done by him:
But when Herod heard of Him, he said, it is John whom I beheaded, he is risen from the dead.
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And they answered, Some say thou art John the Baptist, others Elias, and others Jeremias, or one of the prophets.
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They answering said, John the baptist: but others say Elias: and others, that some ancient prophet is risen again.
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