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Mark 9:13

New Testament Gospel ASV (1901)

What does Mark 9:13 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “But I say unto you, that Elijah is come, and they have also done unto him whatsoever they would, even as it is written of him.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

But I say unto you, that Elijah is come, and they have also done unto him whatsoever they would, even as it is written of him.
Mark 9:13 — American Standard Version

Context — Mark 9

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
10And they kept the saying, questioning among themselves what the rising again from the dead should mean.
11And they asked him, saying, [How is it] that the scribes say that Elijah must first come?
12And he said unto them, Elijah indeed cometh first, and restoreth all things: and how is it written of the Son of man, that he should suffer many things and be set at nought?
13But I say unto you, that Elijah is come, and they have also done unto him whatsoever they would, even as it is written of him.
14And when they came to the disciples, they saw a great multitude about them, and scribes questioning with them.
15And straightway all the multitude, when they saw him, were greatly amazed, and running to him saluted him.
16And he asked them, What question ye with them?
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“But I say unto you, that Elias is indeed come, etc..] Meaning John the Baptist, who in prophecy is designed by him. And they have done unto him whatsoever they listed; (see Gill on “<401712>Matthew 17:12”); which words should be read in a parenthesis, as they are in the Vulgate Latin version; for what follows, as it is written of him, respects not what the Scribes and Pharisees, and the people of the Jews did to John at their pleasure; despising his ministry and message, rejecting the counsel of God delivered by him, and remaining impenitent and unbelieving, notwithstanding his powerful and awakening ministry, with many other things, which are no where written of him; but the words regard…”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“Why say the scribes ... - See the notes at Matthew 17:10-13. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“9:13 The teachers of the law erred by not realizing that Elijah had already come (see Matt 17:11-13; cp. Mal 4:5-6). As a result, they failed to recognize that the Kingdom of God had already come and that the Messiah’s suffering and death that were predicted in Scripture were about to take place.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Elias: Mat 11:14, Mat 17:12, Mat 17:13; Luk 1:17 and they: Mar 6:14-28; Mat 14:3-11; Luk 3:19, Luk 3:20; Act 7:52 Mark 9:14”
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