8And of some, that Elias had appeared; and of others, that one of the old prophets was risen again.
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And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No.
They answering said, John the Baptist; but some say, Elias; and others say, that one of the old prophets is risen again.
And they answered, John the Baptist: but some say, Elias; and others, One of the prophets.
And his disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the scribes that Elias must first come?
Others said, That it is Elias. And others said, That it is a prophet, or as one of the prophets.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-9)We have here, I. The method Christ took to spread his gospel, to diffuse and enforce the light of it. He had himself travelled about, preaching and healing; but he could be only in one place at a time, and therefore now he sent his twelve disciples abroad, who by this time were pretty well instructed in the nature of the present dispensation, and able to instruct others and deliver to them what th…
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