Mark 9:11-13
What is written? (ESV)
And they asked him, Why do the scribes say that first Elijah must come? And he said to them, Elijah does come first to restore all things. And how is it written of the Son of Man that he should suffer many things and be treated with contempt? But I tell you that Elijah has come, and they did to him whatever they pleased, as it is written of him.
What does it say?
They [Peter, James, and John] asked Him [Jesus] why the Scribes said that Elijah must come. Jesus replied that he had already come to "restore all things" and like it had been written that the Son of Man would suffer and be treated with contempt, so it has been with Elijah as well.
What is its immediate context?
Jesus has taken Peter, James, and John to a high mountain where they witness His transfiguration (vs 2-3) and Elijah and Moses talking with Him (vs 4). Mark’s account parallels with Matthew (17:1-13) and Luke (9:28-36).
How Mark 9:11-13 is applied across Bible answers
Will Elijah return?
Jesus confirms at His transfiguration that Elijah has already come.
