12He said to them, |Elijah indeed comes first, and restores all things. How is it written about the Son of Man, that he should suffer many things and be despised?


In Context

9 As they were coming down from the mountain, he commanded them that they should tell no one what things they had seen, until after the Son of Man had risen from the dead.

10 They kept this saying to themselves, questioning what the |rising from the dead| meant.

11 They asked him, saying, |Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?|

12 He said to them, |Elijah indeed comes first, and restores all things. How is it written about the Son of Man, that he should suffer many things and be despised?

13 But 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.|

14 Coming to the disciples, he saw a great multitude around them, and scribes questioning them.

Mark 9:12 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:12And 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.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

9:12Jesus replied, "To be sure, Elijah does come first, and restores all things. Why then is it written that the Son of Man must suffer much and be rejected?

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

9:12Who answering, said to them: Elias, when he shall come first, shall restore all things; and as it is written of the Son of man, that he must suffer many things and be despised.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

9:12And he said unto them, Elijah indeed cometh first, and restoreth all things: and how is it written of the Son of man, that he should suffer many things and be set at nought?

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:12And he answering said to them, Elias indeed, having first come, restores all things; and how is it written of the Son of man that he must suffer much, and be set at nought:

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

9:12And he said unto them, Elijah indeed cometh first, and restoreth all things: and how is it written of the Son of man, that he should suffer many things and be set at nought?

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:12And he answered and told them, Elijah verily cometh first, and restoreth all things; and how it is written concerning the Son of man, that he must suffer many things, and be set at naught.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

9:12And he answering said to them, 'Elijah indeed, having come first, doth restore all things; and how hath it been written concerning the Son of Man, that many things he may suffer, and be set at nought?

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:12And he answered and told them, Elias truly comes first, and restores all things; and how it is written of the Son of man, that he must suffer many things, and be set at nothing.