Luke 9:19
New International Version
They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, that one of the prophets of long ago has come back to life.”

New Living Translation
“Well,” they replied, “some say John the Baptist, some say Elijah, and others say you are one of the other ancient prophets risen from the dead.”

English Standard Version
And they answered, “John the Baptist. But others say, Elijah, and others, that one of the prophets of old has risen.”

Berean Standard Bible
They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, that a prophet of old has arisen.”

Berean Literal Bible
And answering, they said, "John the Baptist; and others, Elijah; and others, that a prophet, one of the ancients, has arisen."

King James Bible
They answering said, John the Baptist; but some say, Elias; and others say, that one of the old prophets is risen again.

New King James Version
So they answered and said, “John the Baptist, but some say Elijah; and others say that one of the old prophets has risen again.”

New American Standard Bible
They answered and said, “John the Baptist, and others say Elijah; but others, that one of the prophets of old has risen.”

NASB 1995
They answered and said, “John the Baptist, and others say Elijah; but others, that one of the prophets of old has risen again.”

NASB 1977
And they answered and said, “John the Baptist, and others say Elijah; but others, that one of the prophets of old has risen again.”

Legacy Standard Bible
And they answered and said, “John the Baptist, and others say Elijah, but others, that one of the prophets of old has risen again.”

Amplified Bible
They answered, “John the Baptist, and some say, Elijah; but others, that one of the ancient prophets has come back to life.”

Christian Standard Bible
They answered, “John the Baptist; others, Elijah; still others, that one of the ancient prophets has come back.”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They answered, “John the Baptist; others, Elijah; still others, that one of the ancient prophets has come back.”

American Standard Version
And they answering said, John the Baptist; but others say, Elijah; and others, that one of the old prophets is risen again.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
They answered and they were saying to him, “Yohannan the Baptizer”, and others, “Elijah”, and others, “A Prophet, one of the ancient Prophets has risen.”

Contemporary English Version
They answered, "Some say you are John the Baptist or Elijah or a prophet from long ago who has come back to life."

Douay-Rheims Bible
But they answered, and said: John the Baptist; but some say Elias; and others say that one of the former prophets is risen again.

English Revised Version
And they answering said, John the Baptist; but others say, Elijah; and others, that one of the old prophets is risen again.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They answered, "Some say you are John the Baptizer, others Elijah, and still others say that one of the prophets from long ago has come back to life."

Good News Translation
"Some say that you are John the Baptist," they answered. "Others say that you are Elijah, while others say that one of the prophets of long ago has come back to life."

International Standard Version
They answered, "Some say John the Baptist, others Elijah, and still others one of the ancient prophets who has come back to life."

Literal Standard Version
And they answering said, “John the Immerser; and others, Elijah; and others, that a prophet, one of the ancients, was risen”;

Majority Standard Bible
They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, that a prophet of old has arisen.”

New American Bible
They said in reply, “John the Baptist; others, Elijah; still others, ‘One of the ancient prophets has arisen.’ ”

NET Bible
They answered, "John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others that one of the prophets of long ago has risen."

New Revised Standard Version
They answered, “John the Baptist; but others, Elijah; and still others, that one of the ancient prophets has arisen.”

New Heart English Bible
They answered, "'John the Baptist,' but others say, 'Elijah,' and others, that one of the old prophets is risen again."

Webster's Bible Translation
They answering, said, John the Baptist; but some say, Elijah; and others say, that one of the ancient prophets is risen again.

Weymouth New Testament
"John the Baptist," they replied; "but others say Elijah; and others that some one of the ancient Prophets has come back to life."

World English Bible
They answered, “‘John the Baptizer,’ but others say, ‘Elijah,’ and others, that one of the old prophets has risen again.”

Young's Literal Translation
And they answering said, 'John the Baptist; and others, Elijah; and others, that a prophet, one of the ancients, was risen;'

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Context
Peter's Confession of Christ
18One day as Jesus was praying in private and the disciples were with Him, He questioned them: “Who do the crowds say I am?” 19 They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, that a prophet of old has arisen.” 20“But what about you?” Jesus asked. “Who do you say I am?” Peter answered, “The Christ of God.”…

Cross References
Matthew 3:1
In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea

Mark 6:14
Now King Herod heard about this, for Jesus' name had become well known, and people were saying, "John the Baptist has risen from the dead! That is why miraculous powers are at work in him."

Luke 9:18
One day as Jesus was praying in private and the disciples were with Him, He questioned them: "Who do the crowds say I am?"

Luke 9:20
"But what about you?" Jesus asked. "Who do you say I am?" Peter answered, "The Christ of God."


Treasury of Scripture

They answering said, John the Baptist; but some say, Elias; and others say, that one of the old prophets is risen again.

John.

Luke 9:7,8
Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done by him: and he was perplexed, because that it was said of some, that John was risen from the dead; …

Malachi 4:5
Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD:

Matthew 14:2
And said unto his servants, This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead; and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him.

old.

Mark 6:15
Others said, That it is Elias. And others said, That it is a prophet, or as one of the prophets.

John 7:40
Many of the people therefore, when they heard this saying, said, Of a truth this is the Prophet.

John 9:17
They say unto the blind man again, What sayest thou of him, that he hath opened thine eyes? He said, He is a prophet.

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Luke 9
1. Jesus sends his apostles to work miracles, and to preach.
7. Herod desires to see Jesus.
10. The apostles return.
12. Jesus feeds five thousand;
18. inquires what opinion the world had of him; foretells his passion;
23. proposes to all the pattern of his patience.
28. The transfiguration.
37. He heals the lunatic;
43. again forewarns his disciples of his passion;
46. commends humility;
51. bids them to show mildness toward all, without desire of revenge.
57. Many would follow him, but upon conditions.














Verse 19. - They answering said, John the Baptist; but some say, Elias; and others say, that one of the old prophets is risen again. It was a strange answer, this report of the popular belief concerning Jesus. There had been for a long period among the people expectations more or less defined, that certain of the great national heroes were to reappear again to take up their incomplete work, and to play the part in Israel, of heralds of the looked-for glorious King Messiah. The popular belief respecting Jesus was that he was one of these. Some thought of Elijah. The two miracles of creating the loaves and fishes for a great famishing crowd especially suggested this idea. There was a shadowy, but not an unreal resemblance here to the well-remembered miracle of Elijah, worked for the Sarepta widow and her son, with the cruse of oil and the barrel of meal which failed not (1 Kings 17:14). The words of Malachi (Malachi 4:5) pointed in the same direction. The image of the recently murdered Baptist was present with some. Herod's words, already commented on, point to this, perhaps, widespread belief. Jeremiah would be a likely instance of "one of the old prophets." Tradition had already asserted that the spirit of that great one had passed into Zechariah; surely another similar transmigration was possible. Jeremiah, popular tradition said, had safely hidden the ark and the tabernacle and the altar of incense somewhere in the mountain where Moses died by the "kiss of God." Already had he appeared to the brave and patriotic Judas Maccabaeus in a vision as a man greyhaired and exceeding glorious, as one praying for the people as their guardian-prophet, and had given the gallant Maeeabaean hero a golden sword from God. It was one of these old heroic forms, so loved of Israel, once more in the flesh, that the people believed Jesus to be.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
“[Some say] John
Ἰωάννην (Iōannēn)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2491: Of Hebrew origin; Joannes, the name of four Israelites.

the
τὸν (ton)
Article - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

Baptist,”
Βαπτιστήν (Baptistēn)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 910: From baptizo; a baptizer, as an epithet of Christ's forerunner.

they answered,
ἀποκριθέντες (apokrithentes)
Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 611: From apo and krino; to conclude for oneself, i.e. to respond; by Hebraism to begin to speak.

“others [say]
ἄλλοι (alloi)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 243: Other, another (of more than two), different. A primary word; 'else, ' i.e. Different.

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

and still
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

others
ἄλλοι (alloi)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 243: Other, another (of more than two), different. A primary word; 'else, ' i.e. Different.

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

a prophet
προφήτης (prophētēs)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 4396: From a compound of pro and phemi; a foreteller; by analogy, an inspired speaker; by extension, a poet.

of
τῶν (tōn)
Article - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

old
ἀρχαίων (archaiōn)
Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's 744: Original, primitive, ancient. From arche; original or primeval.

has arisen.”
ἀνέστη (anestē)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 450: To raise up, set up; I rise from among (the) dead; I arise, appear. From ana and histemi; to stand up.


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