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Selected Verse: Matthew 11:14 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Mt 11:14 |
Strong Concordance |
And [2532] if [1487] ye will [2309] receive [1209] it, this [846] is [2076] Elias [2243], which [3588] was for [3195] to come [2064]. |
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King James |
And if ye will receive it, this is Elias, which was for to come. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
If ye will receive it - This is a mode of speaking implying that the doctrine which he was about to state was different from their common views; that he was about to state something which varied from the common expectation, and which therefore they might be disposed to reject.
This is Elias ... - That is, "Elijah." Elias is the "Greek" mode of writing the Hebrew word "Elijah." An account of him is found in the first and second books of Kings. He was a distinguished prophet, and was taken up to heaven in a chariot of fire, Kg2 2:11. The prophet Malachi Mal 4:5-6 predicted that "Elijah" would be sent before the coming of the Messiah to prepare the way for him. By this was evidently meant, not that he should appear "in person," but that one should appear with a striking resemblance to him; or, as Luke Luk 1:17 expresses it, "in the spirit and power of Elijah." But the Jews understood it differently. They supposed that Elijah would appear in person. They also supposed that Jeremiah and some other of the prophets would appear also to usher in the promised Messiah and to grace his advent. See Mat 16:14; Mat 17:10; Joh 1:21. This prevalent belief was the reason why he used the words "if ye will receive it," implying that the affirmation that "John" was the promised Elijah was a doctrine contrary to their expectation. |
| The Scofield Bible Commentary, by Cyrus Ingerson Scofield, [1917] |
this is Elias
(See Scofield) - (Mat 17:10).
Also (Mat 17:12); (Mal 4:5). |
| Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
If ye will (εἰ θέλετε)
More correctly, Rev., If ye are willing or disposed. For there would naturally be an unwillingness to receive the statement about John's high place, in view of John's imprisonment. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Mal 4:5. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| This is Elias, which was for to come - This should always be written Elijah, that as strict a conformity as possible might be kept up between the names in the Old Testament and the New. The Prophet Malachi, who predicted the coming of the Baptist in the spirit and power of Elijah, gave the three following distinct characteristics of him. First, That he should be the forerunner and messenger of the Messiah: Behold I send my messenger before me, Mal 3:1. Secondly, That he should appear before the destruction of the second temple: Even the Lord whom ye seek shall suddenly come to his temple, ibid. Thirdly, That he should preach repentance to the Jews; and that, some time after, the great and terrible day of the Lord should come, and the Jewish land be smitten with a curse, Mal 4:5, Mal 4:6. Now these three characters agree perfectly with the conduct of the Baptist, and what shortly followed his preaching, and have not been found in any one else; which is a convincing proof that Jesus was the promised Messiah. |
21 And [2532] they asked [2065] him [846], What [5101] then [3767]? Art [1488] thou [4771] Elias [2243]? And [2532] he saith [3004], I am [1510] not [3756]. Art [1488] thou [4771] that prophet [4396]? And [2532] he answered [611], No [3756].
10 And [2532] his [846] disciples [3101] asked [1905] him [846], saying [3004], Why [5101] then [3767] say [3004] the scribes [1122] that [3754] Elias [2243] must [1163] first [4412] come [2064]?
14 And [1161] they said [2036], Some say that thou art [3303] John [2491] the Baptist [910]: [1161] some [243], Elias [2243]; and [1161] others [2087], Jeremias [2408], or [2228] one [1520] of the prophets [4396].
17 And [2532] he [846] shall go [4281] before [1799] him [846] in [1722] the spirit [4151] and [2532] power [1411] of Elias [2243], to turn [1994] the hearts [2588] of the fathers [3962] to [1909] the children [5043], and [2532] the disobedient [545] to [1722] the wisdom [5428] of the just [1342]; to make ready [2090] a people [2992] prepared [2680] for the Lord [2962].
5 Behold, I will send [07971] you Elijah [0452] the prophet [05030] before [06440] the coming [0935] of the great [01419] and dreadful [03372] day [03117] of the LORD [03068]:
6 And he shall turn [07725] the heart [03820] of the fathers [01] to the children [01121], and the heart [03820] of the children [01121] to their fathers [01], lest I come [0935] and smite [05221] the earth [0776] with a curse [02764].
11 And it came to pass, as they still [01980] went on [01980], and talked [01696], that, behold, there appeared a chariot [07393] of fire [0784], and horses [05483] of fire [0784], and parted [06504] them both [08147] asunder [0996]; and Elijah [0452] went up [05927] by a whirlwind [05591] into heaven [08064].
5 Behold, I will send [07971] you Elijah [0452] the prophet [05030] before [06440] the coming [0935] of the great [01419] and dreadful [03372] day [03117] of the LORD [03068]:
12 But [1161] I say [3004] unto you [5213], That [3754] Elias [2243] is come [2064] already [2235], and [2532] they knew [1921] him [846] not [3756], but [235] have done [4160] unto [1722] him [846] whatsoever [3745] they listed [2309]. Likewise [3779] shall [3195] also [2532] the Son [5207] of man [444] suffer [3958] of [5259] them [846].
10 And [2532] his [846] disciples [3101] asked [1905] him [846], saying [3004], Why [5101] then [3767] say [3004] the scribes [1122] that [3754] Elias [2243] must [1163] first [4412] come [2064]?
5 Behold, I will send [07971] you Elijah [0452] the prophet [05030] before [06440] the coming [0935] of the great [01419] and dreadful [03372] day [03117] of the LORD [03068]:
6 And he shall turn [07725] the heart [03820] of the fathers [01] to the children [01121], and the heart [03820] of the children [01121] to their fathers [01], lest I come [0935] and smite [05221] the earth [0776] with a curse [02764].
5 Behold, I will send [07971] you Elijah [0452] the prophet [05030] before [06440] the coming [0935] of the great [01419] and dreadful [03372] day [03117] of the LORD [03068]:
1 Behold, I will send [07971] my messenger [04397], and he shall prepare [06437] the way [01870] before [06440] me: and the Lord [0113], whom ye seek [01245], shall suddenly [06597] come [0935] to his temple [01964], even the messenger [04397] of the covenant [01285], whom ye delight [02655] in: behold, he shall come [0935], saith [0559] the LORD [03068] of hosts [06635].