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Luke 9:8

And of some, that Elias had appeared; and of others, that one of the old prophets was risen again.

KJV

ὑπό τινων δὲ ὅτι Ἡλείας ἐφάνη, ἄλλων δὲ ὅτι προφήτης τις τῶν ἀρχαίων ἀνέστη.

Greek NT

a quibusdam : Quia Joannes surrexit a mortuis : a quibusdam vero : Quia Elias apparuit : ab aliis autem : Quia propheta unus de antiquis surrexit.

Vulgate

and by some, that Elijah had appeared; and by others, that one of the old prophets was risen again.

ASV

By some that John was risen from the dead: but by other some, that Elias had appeared: and by others, that one of the old prophets was risen again.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

11 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
προφήτης
prophetes
noun · 145×
τὶς
tis
indefinite_pronoun · 527×
φαίνω
phaino
verb · 31×
ἀνίστημι
anistemi
verb · 107×
ἀρχαῖος
archaios
adjective · 11×
ἄλλος
allos
adjective · 154×
Ἡλίας
elias
noun · 29×
o
article · 19778×
ὅτι
oti
conjunction · 1299×
ὑπό
upo
preposition · 221×

Textual variants

1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

minor
SBLGNT: τις | WH/Treg/NIV: τις | RP: εἷς
  • τιςSBLGNT
  • τιςWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • εἷςRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

1. The Parable of the Tares: the House of Jesus. Then He left the multitudes and went into His house, and His disciples came unto Him saying, Declare to us the parable of the tares of the field. Matthew 13:36 When Jesus then is with the multitudes, He is not in His house, for the multitudes are outside of the house, and it is an act which springs from His love of men to leave t…

Cross-references

  • John 1:21 — And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No.
  • Luke 9:19 — They answering said, John the Baptist; but some say, Elias; and others say, that one of the old prophets is risen again.