MAT 17:11 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=small word differences Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT But he, answering, said, “Elijah indeed comes and will restore all things.

UST Jesus replied, “They are right that the prophet Elijah has to be here and that he will make everything as it should be.

BSB [Jesus] replied, “Elijah {does} indeed come, and he will restore all things.

MSB Jesus replied “Elijah {does} indeed come first,[fn] and he will restore all things.

AICNT And {he}[fn] answered and said, “Elijah indeed comes [[first]][fn] and will restore all things;

17:11, he: Later manuscripts read “Jesus.”

17:11, first: Later manuscripts add.

OEB ‘Elijah indeed does come,’ Jesus replied, ‘and will restore everything;

WEBBE Jesus answered them, “Elijah indeed comes first, and will restore all things;

WMBB Yeshua answered them, “Elijah indeed comes first, and will restore all things;

NET He answered, “Elijah does indeed come first and will restore all things.

LSV And Jesus answering said to them, “Elijah does indeed come first, and will restore all things,

FBV “It's true that Elijah comes to put everything in place,” Jesus replied,

TCNT Jesus answered [fn]them, “Elijah does indeed come [fn]first, and he will restore all things.

17:11 them ¦ — CT

17:11 first ¦ — CT

T4T Jesus answered them, “It is true that God promised that Elijah would come to prepare many [HYP] people for the Messiah’s coming.

LEB And he answered and[fn] said, “Elijah indeed is coming, and will restore all things.

17:11 *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“answered”) has been translated as a finite verb

BBE And in answer he said, Elijah truly has to come and put all things right:

Moff He replied, "Elijah to come and restore all things?

Wymth "Elijah was indeed to come," He replied, "and would reform everything.

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

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

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

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

RV And he answered and said, Elijah indeed cometh, and shall restore all things:
(And he answered and said, Elijah indeed cometh/comes, and shall restore all things: )

SLT And Jesus having answered, said to them, Elias truly comes first and will re-establish all things.

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

KJB-1769 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Elias truly shall first come, and restore all things.
(And Jesus answered and said unto them, Elias/Elijah truly shall first come, and restore all things. )

KJB-1611 And Iesus answered, and said vnto them, Elias truely shall first come, and restore all things:
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps Iesus aunswered, & sayde vnto them: Elias truely shall first come, and restore all thynges:
(Yesus/Yeshua answered, and said unto them: Elias/Elijah truly shall first come, and restore all things:)

Gnva And Iesus answered, and saide vnto them, Certeinely Elias must first come, and restore all thinges.
(And Yesus/Yeshua answered, and said unto them, Certeinely Elias/Elijah must first come, and restore all things. )

Cvdl Iesus answered and sayde vnto them: Elias shall come first in dede, and bringe all thinges to right agayne.
(Yesus/Yeshua answered and said unto them: Elias/Elijah shall come first indeed, and bring all things to right again.)

TNT Iesus answered and sayd vnto them: Helyas shall fyrst come and restore all thinges.
(Yesus/Yeshua answered and said unto them: Elias/Elijah shall first come and restore all things. )

Wycl He answeride, and seide to hem, Elie schal come, and he schal restore alle thingis.
(He answered, and said to hem, Elye/Elijah shall come, and he shall restore all things.)

Luth JEsus antwortete und sprach zu ihnen: Elia soll ja zuvor kommen und alles zurechtbringen.
(Yesus replied and spoke to/for to_them: Elia should ya before coming and all/everything to/forechtbringen.)

ClVg At ille respondens, ait eis: Elias quidem venturus est, et restituet omnia.
(But he/that_one responding, he_said to_them: Elias indeed coming it_is, and will_restore everything. )

UGNT ὁ δὲ ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν, Ἠλείας μὲν ἔρχεται καὶ ἀποκαταστήσει πάντα;
(ho de apokritheis eipen, Aʸleias men erⱪetai kai apokatastaʸsei panta;)

SBL-GNT ὁ ⸀δὲ ἀποκριθεὶς ⸀εἶπεν· Ἠλίας μὲν ⸀ἔρχεται καὶ ἀποκαταστήσει πάντα·
(ho ⸀de apokritheis ⸀eipen; Aʸlias men ⸀erⱪetai kai apokatastaʸsei panta;)

RP-GNT Ὁ δὲ Ἰησοῦς ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς, Ἠλίας μὲν ἔρχεται πρῶτον, καὶ ἀποκαταστήσει πάντα·
(Ho de Yaʸsous apokritheis eipen autois, Aʸlias men erⱪetai prōton, kai apokatastaʸsei panta;)

TC-GNT Ὁ δὲ [fn]Ἰησοῦς ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν [fn]αὐτοῖς, [fn]Ἠλίας μὲν ἔρχεται [fn]πρῶτον, καὶ ἀποκαταστήσει πάντα·
(Ho de Yaʸsous apokritheis eipen autois, Aʸlias men erⱪetai prōton, kai apokatastaʸsei panta; )

17:11 ιησους ¦ — CT

17:11 αυτοις ¦ — CT

17:11 ηλιας ¦ ηλειας WH

17:11 πρωτον ¦ — CT

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 17:1–13: Three disciples saw Jesus’ glory

In this section, Jesus changed his appearance. He made his face and his clothes shine very brightly. He did this in front of Peter, James and John. At the same time, the disciples saw Moses and Elijah. Then they heard the voice of God. When the disciples saw and heard all this, they understood that Jesus was not an ordinary teacher. They better understood that he really was the Messiah.

This section immediately follow 16:28 which says, “Truly, I tell you, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom.” This section begins to fulfill that verse.

Here are some other possible headings for this section:

The disciples saw Jesus’ appearance change

Jesus’ glory was revealed on the mountain

There are parallel passages for this section in Mark 9:2–12 and Luke 9:28–36.

17:11a

Jesus replied, “Elijah does indeed come,

Jesus answered, “Elijah will certainly come,
Jesus said to them, “It is true that the prophet Elijah must come first,

Elijah does indeed come: The Greek clause that the BSB translates as Elijah does indeed come contains a word, indeed, that some English versions do not translate. Jesus used this word to confirm that what the disciples said is true. He also used this word to show that he will later (in 17:12) say something to contrast with this part.

Some English versions, including the BSB, translate the sense of this word. For example:

To be sure, Elijah comes (NIV)

come: In Greek, the verb come is present tense. But Jesus was referring to a passage in Malachi 4:5–6 which spoke of a future event. Here Jesus simply used the present tense to agree with the order of events: Elijah comes first.

In some languages, it may be natural to use another tense. Or it may be natural to repeat the words of the disciples. For example:

Elijah certainly will come (CEV)

Elijah must come first

Elijah is indeed coming first (GNT)

You should use what is most natural in your language.

17:11b

and he will restore all things.

and he will set everything right again.
and he will make/put everything the way it should be.

and he will restore all things: The Greek verb that the BSB translates as restore means “return something to a previously good condition,” or “put something back in proper order.” The original prophecy in Malachi 4:5–6 referred to restoring good relationships between parents and children.

Here Jesus was referring to the work of Elijah that John the Baptist did. John the Baptist taught people to repent. This restored their relationship with God so that they would be prepared for the Messiah to come.

Here are some other ways to translate this clause:

and will put everything in order again (GW)

he will make everything the way it should be (NCV)

he will return things to the way they are supposed to be

Several versions have a general phrase “will get everything ready” (as in the GNT). But it may be better to use an expression that focuses more on the specific meaning of restore.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

δὲ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὁ Δέ ἀποκριθείς εἶπεν Ἠλίας μέν ἔρχεται καί ἀποκαταστήσει παντᾶ)

Here, the word But introduces the next thing that happened. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces the next event, or you could leave But untranslated. Alternate translation: [Then]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἔρχεται

˓is˒_coming

See how you translated “come” in [17:10](../17/10.md). Alternate translation: [appears] or [does what he is predicted to do]

Note 3 topic: translate-tense

ἔρχεται

˓is˒_coming

Here Jesus uses the present tense to state something that is generally true: the scribes are right that Elijah has to come before the Messiah does. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use whatever form indicates that Jesus is agreeing with the scribes about Elijah. Alternate translation: [must come] or [needs to come]

Parallel MAT 17:11

Section 17:1–13: Three disciples saw Jesus’ glory

17:11a

17:11b