Mark 9 · Verse 13

Mark 9:13

But I say unto you, That Elias is indeed come, and they have done unto him whatsoever they listed, as it is written of him.
Mark 9:13, King James Version

Mark 9:13 in other translations

BSBBut I tell you that Elijah has indeed come, and they have done to him whatever they wished, just as it is written about him.”
WEBBut I tell you that Elijah has come, and they have also done to him whatever they wanted to, even as it is written about him.”
ASVBut 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.
YLTBut I say to you, That also Elijah hath come, and they did to him what they willed, as it hath been written of him.'
DARBYbut I say unto you that Elias also is come, and they have done to him whatever they would, as it is written of him.
BBEBut I say to you that Elijah has come, and they have done to him whatever they were pleased to do, even as the Writings say about him.
WebsterBut I say to you, that Elijah is indeed come, and they have done to him whatever they pleased, as it is written concerning him.

What does Mark 9:13 mean?

Barnes' Notes
Verse 13.

(a) "That Elias" Mt 11:14, Lk 1:17

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Mark 9:1-13

Here is a prediction of the near approach Christ's kingdom. A glimpse of that kingdom was given in the transfiguration of Christ. It is good to be away from the world, and alone with Christ: and how good to be with Christ glorified in heaven with all the saints! But when it is well with us, we are apt not to care for others, and in the fulness of our enjoyments, we forget the many wants of our brethren. God owns…

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Mark 9:13 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ἀλλὰallaButG235
λέγωlegōI sayG3004
ὑμῖνhuminto youG4771
ὅτιhotithatG3754
καὶkaialsoG2532
ἨλίαςĒliasElijahG2243
ἐλήλυθεν,elēluthenhas come,G2064
καὶkaiandG2532
ἐποίησανepoiēsanthey didG4160
αὐτῷautōto himG846
ὅσαhosaas much asG3745
ἤθελονēthelonthey were desiringG2309
καθὼςkathōseven asG2531
γέγραπταιgegraptaiit has been writtenG1125
ἐπ᾽ep᾽ofG1909
αὐτόν.¶autonhim.G846

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Mark 9:13

  • Matthew 14:3-11

    For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias’ sake, his brother Philip’s wife. For John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her. And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet. But when Herod’s birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod. …

  • Matthew 17:12-13

    But I say unto you, That Elias is come already, and they knew him not, but have done unto him whatsoever they listed. Likewise shall also the Son of man suffer of them. Then the disciples understood that he spake unto them of John the Baptist.

  • Matthew 11:14

    And if ye will receive it, this is Elias, which was for to come.

  • Luke 1:17

    And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.

  • Acts 7:52

    Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? and they have slain them which shewed before of the coming of the Just One; of whom ye have been now the betrayers and murderers:

  • Mark 6:14-28

    And king Herod heard of him; (for his name was spread abroad:) and he said, That John the Baptist was risen from the dead, and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him. Others said, That it is Elias. And others said, That it is a prophet, or as one of the prophets. But when Herod heard thereof, he said, It is John, whom I beheaded: he is risen from the dead. For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John, and bound him in prison for Herodias’ sake, his brother Philip’s wife: for he had married her. …

  • Luke 3:19-20

    But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias his brother Philip’s wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done, Added yet this above all, that he shut up John in prison.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Elias.
Mt 11:14; 17:12,13; Lu 1:17
and they.
6:14-28; Mt 14:3-11; Lu 3:19,20; Ac 7:52

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Mark 9:12

    And he answered and told them, Elias verily cometh first, and restoreth all things; and how it is written of the Son of man, that he must suffer many things, and be set at nought.

  • Mark 9:13

    But I say unto you, That Elias is indeed come, and they have done unto him whatsoever they listed, as it is written of him.

  • Mark 9:14

    And when he came to his disciples, he saw a great multitude about them, and the scribes questioning with them.

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Mark 9:13 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Empero os digo que Elías ya vino, y le hicieron todo lo que quisieron, como está escrito de él.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Mais je vous dis qu’aussi Élie est venu, et ils lui ont fait tout ce qu’ils ont voulu, comme il est écrit de lui.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Aber ich sage euch, daß auch Elias gekommen ist, und sie haben ihm getan, was irgend sie wollten, so wie über ihn geschrieben steht.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et veniens ad discipulos suos, vidit turbam magnam circa eos, et scribas conquirentes cum illis.