19They answering said, John the Baptist; but some say, Elias; and others say, that one of the old prophets is risen again.
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Others said, That it is Elias. And others said, That it is a prophet, or as one of the prophets.
Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done by him: and he was perplexed, because that it was said of some, that John was risen from the dead; …
And said unto his servants, This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead; and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him.
And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No.
Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD:
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 18-27)In these verses, we have Christ discoursing with his disciples about the great things that pertained to the kingdom of God ; and one circumstance of this discourse is taken notice of here which we had not in the other evangelists-that Christ was alone praying , and his disciples with him , when he entered into this discourse, Luke 9:18. Observe, 1. Though Christ had much public work to do, yet he…
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