11Jesus replied, "To be sure, Elijah comes and will restore all things.


In Context

8 When they looked up, they saw no one except Jesus.

9 As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus instructed them, "Don't tell anyone what you have seen, until the Son of Man has been raised from the dead."

10 The disciples asked him, "Why then do the teachers of the law say that Elijah must come first?"

11 Jesus replied, "To be sure, Elijah comes and will restore all things.

12 But I tell you, Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but have done to him everything they wished. In the same way the Son of Man is going to suffer at their hands."

13 Then the disciples understood that he was talking to them about John the Baptist.

Matthew 17:11 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

17:11And Jesus answered and said unto them, Elias truly shall first come, and restore all things.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

17:11But he answering, said to them: Elias indeed shall come, and restore all things.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

17:11And he answered and said, Elijah indeed cometh, and shall restore all things:

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:11And he answering said to them, Elias indeed comes first and will restore all things.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

17:11And he answered and said, Elijah indeed cometh, and shall restore all things:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:11And Jesus answered and said to them, Elijah truly will first come, and restore all things:

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:11Jesus answered them, |Elijah indeed comes first, and will restore all things,

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

17:11And Jesus answering said to them, 'Elijah doth indeed come first, and shall restore all things,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

17:11And Jesus answered and said to them, Elias truly shall first come, and restore all things.