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Matthew 17:10

Matthew 17:10
And his disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the scribes that Elias must first come?

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

And his disciples asked him, saying,.... That is, these three, Peter, James, and John, before they came to the rest;…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Matthew 17:10-13

See also Mar 9:11-13. Why then say the scribes ... - The disciples appear to have been satisfied now that he was the…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Matthew 17:1-13

We have here the story of Christ's transfiguration; he had said that the Son of man should shortly come in his kingdom,…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

Why then say the scribes that Elias must first come? The truth of the resurrection was new to the disciples, see Mar…

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