Elijah is come already (Ελειας ηδη ηλθεν). Thus Jesus identifies John the Baptist with the promise in Malachi, though not the real…

Elias is come. That is, John the Baptist has come in the spirit and power of Elias. See Luke 1:17.

They have done whatsoever th…

Elias is come already—These words, an emphatic repetition of what was said before in Matthew 11:14, should be decisive re…

How he comes back to that point! Evidently the chief thought in our Saviour's mind was concerning his suffering. On another occasion, he said, …

St. Jerome: It was a tradition of the Pharisees, following the Prophet Malachi, that Elijah would come before the coming of t…

Jesus answers the concerns of his disciples. On the one hand, Elijah comes first and “will restore all things”; John’s mission was a success (3:5–6…

But I say unto you
A way of speaking used by Christ, when he opposes and contradicts any of the tenets of the Scribe…

Now the disciples beheld something of Christ's glory, as of the only begotten of the Father. It was intended to support their faith when they would…

In the preceding section, the Evangelist showed the power of the Gospel teaching; here, the purpose of the Gospel teaching is shown, which is the g…