MARK 6:15 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) But others thought it was the promised return of Eliyah, and yet others thought he must be another prophet like the ones in the Scriptures.

Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, pink:genitive/possessor.
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 others were saying, “He is Elijah.”
¶  But others were saying, “A prophet, like one of the prophets.”

UST Other people declared, “He is the prophet Elijah, who has returned to us.”
¶  Other people declared, “He is a person who speaks for God, just like one of the people who spoke for God long ago.”

MSB Others were saying, “He is Elijah,” and still others, “He is a prophet, like[fn] one of the prophets [of old].”

BLB But others were saying, "He is Elijah," and others were saying, "A prophet, like one of the prophets."

AICNT Others said, “It is Elijah.” And others said, “It is a prophet, like one of the prophets.”

OEB Others again said – ‘He is Elijah,’ and others – ‘He is a prophet, like one of the great prophets.’

WEBBE But others said, “He is Elijah.” Others said, “He is a prophet, or like one of the prophets.”

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Others said, “He is Elijah.” Others said, “He is a prophet, like one of the prophets from the past.”

LSV Others said, “It is Elijah,” and others said, “It is a prophet, or as one of the prophets.”

FBV Others said, “It's Elijah.” Still others said, “He's a prophet, like one of the prophets of the past.”

TCNT Others said, “He is Elijah.” And others said, “He is a prophet, [fn]like one of the prophets of old.”

6:15 like ¦ or like TR

T4T Others were saying about Jesus, “He is the former prophet Elijah, whom God promised to send back again.” Others were saying about Jesus, “No, he is a different prophet, like one of the other prophets who lived long ago.”

LEB But others were saying, “He is Elijah,” and others were saying, “He is a prophet like one of the prophets.”

BBE But others said, It is Elijah. And others said, It is a prophet, even like one of the prophets.

Moff others said, "It is Elijah," others again, "It is a prophet, like one of the old prophets."

Wymth Others asserted that He was Elijah. Others again said, "He is a Prophet, like one of the great Prophets."

ASV But others said, It is Elijah. And others said, It is a prophet, even as one of the prophets.

DRA And others said: It is Elias. But others said: It is a prophet, as one of the prophets.

YLT Others said — 'It is Elijah,' and others said — 'It is a prophet, or as one of the prophets.'

Drby And others said, It is Elias; and others said, It is a prophet, as one of the prophets.

RV But others said, It is Elijah. And others said, It is a prophet, even as one of the prophets.

SLT Others amid, That he is Elias. And others said, That he is a prophet, or as one of the prophets.

Wbstr Others said, That it is Elijah. And others said, That it is a prophet, or as one of the prophets.

KJB-1769 Others said, That it is Elias. And others said, That it is a prophet, or as one of the prophets.
(Others said, That it is Elias/Elijah. And others said, That it is a prophet, or as one of the prophets. )

KJB-1611 Others said, That it is Elias. And others said, That it is a Prophet, or as one of the Prophets.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation)

Bshps Other saide, it is Elias. Some saide, it is a prophete, or as one of the prophetes.
(Other said, it is Elias/Elijah. Some said, it is a prophet, or as one of the prophets.)

Gnva Other sayd, It is Elias, and some sayd, It is a Prophet, or as one of those Prophets.
(Other said, It is Elias/Elijah, and some said, It is a Prophet, or as one of those Prophets. )

Cvdl But some sayde: It is Elias. Some sayde: It is a prophet, or one of ye prophetes.
(But some said: It is Elias/Elijah. Some said: It is a prophet, or one of ye/you_all prophets.)

TNT Wother sayd it is Helyas: and some sayde: it is a Prophet or as one of the Prophetes.
(Other said it is Elias/Elijah: and some said: it is a Prophet or as one of the Prophets. )

Wycl Othir seiden, That it is Helie; but othir seiden, That it is a profete, as oon of profetis.
(Other said, That it is Helie; but other said, That it is a prophet, as one of prophets.)

Luth Etliche aber sprachen: Er ist Elia; etliche aber: Er ist ein Prophet oder einer von den Propheten.
(Several but said: He is Elia; several but: He is a Prophet or one/a from the prophet(s).)

ClVg Alii autem dicebant: Quia Elias est; alii vero dicebant: Quia propheta est, quasi unus ex prophetis.
(Others however they_said: Because Elias it_is; others indeed/however they_said: Because a_prophet it_is, as_if one from prophets. )

UGNT ἄλλοι δὲ ἔλεγον, ὅτι Ἠλείας ἐστίν; ἄλλοι δὲ ἔλεγον, ὅτι προφήτης, ὡς εἷς τῶν προφητῶν.
(alloi de elegon, hoti Aʸleias estin; alloi de elegon, hoti profaʸtaʸs, hōs heis tōn profaʸtōn.)

SBL-GNT ἄλλοι ⸀δὲ ἔλεγον ὅτι Ἠλίας ἐστίν· ἄλλοι δὲ ἔλεγον ὅτι ⸀προφήτης ὡς εἷς τῶν προφητῶν.
(alloi ⸀de elegon hoti Aʸlias estin; alloi de elegon hoti ⸀profaʸtaʸs hōs heis tōn profaʸtōn.)

RP-GNT Ἄλλοι ἔλεγον ὅτι Ἠλίας ἐστίν· ἄλλοι δὲ ἔλεγον ὅτι Προφήτης ἐστίν, ὡς εἷς τῶν προφητῶν.
(Alloi elegon hoti Aʸlias estin; alloi de elegon hoti Profaʸtaʸs estin, hōs heis tōn profaʸtōn.)

TC-GNT [fn]Ἄλλοι ἔλεγον ὅτι [fn]Ἠλίας ἐστίν· ἄλλοι δὲ ἔλεγον ὅτι Προφήτης [fn]ἐστίν, ὡς εἷς τῶν προφητῶν.
(Alloi elegon hoti Aʸlias estin; alloi de elegon hoti Profaʸtaʸs estin, hōs heis tōn profaʸtōn. )

6:15 αλλοι ¦ αλλοι δε CT

6:15 ηλιας ¦ ηλειας WH

6:15 εστιν ¦ εστιν η TR ¦ — CT

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

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 6:14–29: King Herod killed John the Baptizer

Here Mark interrupted his story of how Jesus sent his disciples to preach, expel demons, and heal people. The story about Jesus and his disciples starts again in 6:30. In Section 6:14–29, Mark inserted a different story. He told what King Herod thought about Jesus and why he thought these things. He told the story of how Herod killed John the Baptizer, and how Herod thought that Jesus must be John, alive again.

Here is another possible heading for this section:

The death of John the Baptist

There are parallel passages for this section in Matthew 14:1–12; Luke 9:7–9 (see also Luke 3:19–20).

Paragraph 6:14–16

This paragraph gives background information about the thoughts that different people had about Jesus. First, Mark showed how the information was connected to what he was telling about Jesus and his disciples. Then he told some of the wrong ideas that people had about who Jesus was, and who Herod thought Jesus was.

6:15a

Others were saying, “He is Elijah,”

Other people were saying, “He is the prophet Elijah.”
But other people were saying that Jesus was Elijah, the prophet of long ago.

In Greek, 6:15a has a conjunction that can be translated as “but.” For example, the RSV says:

But others said

This conjunction shows a contrast between what the people in 6:14 were saying and what the people in 6:15 were saying. Some versions do not translate this conjunction. You should begin 6:15a in a way that is natural in your language.

Others were saying, “He is Elijah”: Other people thought that Jesus was the prophet Elijah who had come back to earth. Elijah had lived hundreds of years before and was one of the greatest prophets in Israel’s history. Some people thought that he had come back to the earth as Jesus.

He is Elijah: Since readers may not know who Elijah is, it might be helpful to translate this as:

He is the prophet Elijah.

He is Elijah, the prophet of long ago.

If you are including footnotes or a glossary in your translation, you could use them to explain briefly who Elijah was. You could include the reference to the story about God taking Elijah to heaven in 2 Kings 2:1–11.

6:15b

and still others, “He is a prophet, like one of the prophets of old.”

And still/yet other people said, “He is a prophet, like those prophets who lived long ago.”
Still others thought he was a prophet like the other great prophets of the past. (NLT96)

and still others: The Greek phrase that the BSB translates as and still others is literally “and others” or “but others.” The BSB adds the word still to show that this refers to a third group of people.

You should refer to this third group in a way that is natural in your language.

still others: In Greek there is a verb which means “were saying” after the Greek phrase that The BSB translates as still others. The BSB leaves the Greek word meaning “were saying” implied but some languages may need to follow the Greek and use these words. Do whatever would be most natural in your language. The verb meaning “were saying” that the BSB leaves untranslated here, is the same Greek verb which the BSB translates as “were saying” in 6:14c and 6:15a. If you choose to translate the verb meaning “were saying” here, you can use the same verb you used in 6:14c or a different verb with the same basic meaning.

He is a prophet, like one of the prophets of old: The third group of people did not identify Jesus as a particular prophet. Instead, they said that he was like the ancient prophets. This seems to show that they did not believe that he was one of the ancient prophets now living again. Rather, they thought that he was a modern prophet who resembled those who had spoken to their people in the past.

prophets: The wordprophets means men who speak on behalf of God. A prophet tells people what God has revealed to him, and he also gives them messages from God.

Here are some other ways to translate prophet:

a spokesman for God

a man who speaks God’s words

God’s message-speaker

When choosing a term for prophet, consider how you will translate other words which are similar in meaning such as “angel,” “apostle,” and “preacher.”

While prophets did foretell the future, this was not their only function. Avoid using a word that focuses on telling the future.

See how you translated this word in 1:2a and 6:4b. See also prophet in the Glossary.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / quotations

ἄλλοι δὲ ἔλεγον, ὅτι Ἠλείας ἐστίν; ἄλλοι δὲ ἔλεγον, ὅτι προφήτης, ὡς εἷς τῶν προφητῶν

others others (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἄλλοι Δέ ἔλεγον ὅτι Ἠλίας Ἐστίν ἄλλοι δέ ἔλεγον ὅτι Προφήτης ὡς εἱς τῶν προφητῶν)

It may be more natural in your language to have indirect quotations here. Alternate translation: [But others were saying that he was Elijah. But others were saying that he was a prophet, like one of the prophets]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

προφήτης

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἄλλοι Δέ ἔλεγον ὅτι Ἠλίας Ἐστίν ἄλλοι δέ ἔλεγον ὅτι Προφήτης ὡς εἱς τῶν προφητῶν)

These people are leaving out some of the words that in many languages a sentence would need in order to be complete. You could supply these words from earlier in the sentence if it would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: [He is a prophet]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

εἷς τῶν προφητῶν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἄλλοι Δέ ἔλεγον ὅτι Ἠλίας Ἐστίν ἄλλοι δέ ἔλεγον ὅτι Προφήτης ὡς εἱς τῶν προφητῶν)

Here these people are referring to the famous prophets who lived many years earlier. There are many stories in the Old Testament about the amazing things these prophets did and said. If it would be helpful in your language, you could refer to these specific prophets more explicitly. Alternate translation: [one of the famous prophets from the Scriptures] or [one of the ancient prophets]

Parallel MARK 6:15

Section 6:14–29: King Herod killed John the Baptizer

Paragraph 6:14–16

6:15a

6:15b