35And some of them that stood by, when they heard it, said, Behold, he calleth Elias.
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Some of them that stood there, when they heard that, said, This man calleth for Elias. …
And they asked him, saying, Why say the scribes that Elias must first come? …
And Jesus answered and said unto them, Elias truly shall first come, and restore all things. …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 33-41)Here we have an account of Christ’s dying, how his enemies abused him, and God honoured him at his death. I. There was a thick darkness over the whole land (some think over the whole earth), for three hours, from noon till three of the clock. Now the scripture was fulfilled (Amos 8:9), I will cause the sun to go down at noon , and I will darken the earth in the clear day ; and Jer. 15:9; Her sun i…
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