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Mark 9:13 Cross-References
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“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 (KJV)
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Commentary on Mark 9:13
Jesus confirmed, 'Elias is indeed come, and they have done unto him whatsoever they listed' (Ἠλίας ἐλήλυθεν, καὶ ἐποίησαν αὐτῷ ὅσα ἤθελον). This identifies John the Baptist as the Elijah-figure prophesied in Malachi 4:5-6. The phrase 'they have done unto him whatsoever they listed' (ἐποίησαν αὐτῷ ὅσα ἤθελον) refers to John's imprisonment and execution by Herod (Mark 6:14-29). Jesus draws a sobering parallel: if the forerunner suffered rejection and death, the Messiah will face the same. The pattern of redemptive history involves God's messengers suffering at human hands. This fulfills the prop...
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Cross-References for Mark 9:13
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“and bound him”
“and they didn't recognize him”
“this is Elijah”
“'to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children”
“of whom you have now become betrayers and murderers.”
“for his name had become known”
“being reproved by him for Herodias”