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Elias truly shall first come, and restore all things. He did not mean by this that Elijah was still to come, for He directly tells them th…
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
Elias truly shall first come — A better translation is, cometh. Our Lord's words are obviously enigmatic and allow for tw…
Charles Spurgeon
CharlesSpurgeon
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, …
Church Fathers
ChurchFathers
St. Jerome: It was a tradition of the Pharisees, following the Prophet Malachi, that Elijah would come before the coming of t…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
Expositor'sBible Commentary
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…
John Calvin
JohnCalvin
Elijah indeed will come first. We have stated elsewhere the origin of that error which prevailed among the Jews. As John the Baptist was t…
John Gill
JohnGill
And Jesus answered and said to them
By way of concession,
Elias truly shall first come
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
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…
Thomas Aquinas
ThomasAquinas
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…
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Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes