15Others said, That it is Elias. And others said, That it is a prophet, or as one of the prophets.
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And the multitude said, This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee.
And they answered, John the Baptist: but some say, Elias; and others, One of the prophets.
Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD:
And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets.
And there came a fear on all: and they glorified God, saying, That a great prophet is risen up among us; and, That God hath visited his people.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 14-29)Here is, I. The wild notions that the people had concerning our Lord Jesus, Mark 6:15. His own countrymen could believe nothing great concerning him, because they knew his poor kindred; but others that were not under the power of that prejudice against him, were yet willing to believe any thing rather than the truth—that he was the Son of God, and the true Messias: they said, He is Elias, whom the…
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