Mark 9:11 {10}
Cross References

And they asked him, saying: Why then do the Pharisees and scribes say that Elias must come first?

Malachi 4:5
Behold, I will send you Elias the prophet, before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord.

Matthew 11:14
And if you will receive it, he is Elias that is to come.

Mark 9:10
And they kept the word to themselves; questioning together what that should mean, when he shall be risen from the dead.

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And they asked him, saying: Why then do the Pharisees and scribes say that Elias must come first?

Mark 9:4 And there appeared to them Elias with Moses: and they were talking with Jesus.

Malachi 3:1 Behold I send my angel, and he shall prepare the way before my face. And presently the Lord, whom you seek, and the angel of the testament, whom you desire, shall come to his temple. Behold, he cometh, saith the Lord of hosts.

Malachi 4:5 Behold, I will send you Elias the prophet, before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord.

Matthew 11:14 And if you will receive it, he is Elias that is to come.

Matthew 17:10,11 And his disciples asked him, saying: Why then do the scribes say that Elias must come first? . . .

Context
The Transfiguration
10And they kept the word to themselves; questioning together what that should mean, when he shall be risen from the dead. 11And they asked him, saying: Why then do the Pharisees and scribes say that Elias must come first? 12Who answering, said to then: Elias, when he shall come first, shall restore all things; and as it is written of the Son of man that he must suffer many things and be despised.…
Lexicon
And
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

they asked
ἐπηρώτων (epērōtōn)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 1905: To interrogate, question, demand of. From epi and erotao; to ask for, i.e. Inquire, seek.

[Jesus],
αὐτὸν (auton)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

“{Why do} the
οἱ (hoi)
Article - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

scribes
γραμματεῖς (grammateis)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 1122: From gramma. A writer, i.e. scribe or secretary.

say
Λέγουσιν (Legousin)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 3004: (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.

that
ὅτι (hoti)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 3754: Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.

Elijah
Ἠλίαν (Ēlian)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2243: Elijah, the prophet. Of Hebrew origin; Helias, an Israelite.

must
δεῖ (dei)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1163: Third person singular active present of deo; also deon deh-on'; neuter active participle of the same; both used impersonally; it is Necessary.

come
ἐλθεῖν (elthein)
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active
Strong's Greek 2064: To come, go.

first?”
πρῶτον (prōton)
Adverb - Superlative
Strong's Greek 4412: First, in the first place, before, formerly. Neuter of protos as adverb; firstly.


Additional Translations
And they asked Jesus, “Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”

And they were asking Him, saying, "The scribes say that it behooves Elijah to come first."

And they asked him, saying, Why say the scribes that Elias must first come?

And they asked him, saying, How is it that the scribes say that Elijah must first come?

And they asked him saying, Why do the scribes say that Elias must first have come?

And they asked him, saying, The scribes say that Elijah must first come.

And they asked him, saying, Why say the scribes that Elijah must first come?

They also asked Him, "How is it that the Scribes say that Elijah must first come?"

They asked him, saying, "Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?"

And they were questioning him, saying, that the scribes say that Elijah it behoveth to come first.
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