Matthew 17:12

Matthew 17:12

10 And His disciples asked Him, saying, ^a“Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”

11 Jesus answered and said to them, “Indeed, Elijah is coming first and will ^arestore all things.

12 ^aBut I say to you that Elijah has come already, and they ^bdid not know him but did to him whatever they wished. Likewise ^cthe Son of Man is also about to suffer at their hands.”

13 ^aThen the disciples understood that He spoke to them of John the Baptist.

A Boy Is Healed

14 ^aAnd when they had come to the multitude, a man came to Him, kneeling down to Him and saying,

15 “Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is¹ an epileptic and suffers severely; for he often falls into the fire and often into the water.

Commentaries:

Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)

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Elijah is come already (Eleiav hdh hlqen). Thus Jesus identifies John the Baptist with the promise in Malachi, though not the real Elijah in person which John denied (John 1:21).

They knew him not (ouk epignwsan auton). Second aorist active indicative of epiginwskw, to recognize. Just as they do not know Jesus now (John 1:26). They killed John as they will Jesus the Son of Man.

**Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Matthew 17:12:**

Matthew 11:14
Mark 9:12
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