Mark 6:15
Others said, That it is Elias. And others said, That it is a prophet, or as one of the prophets.
KJV
ἄλλοι δὲ ἔλεγον ὅτι Ἡλείας ἐστίν· ἄλλοι δὲ ἔλεγον ὅτι προφήτης ὡς εἷς τῶν προφητῶν.
Greek NT
Alii autem dicebant : Quia Elias est ; alii vero dicebant : Quia propheta est, quasi unus ex prophetis.
Vulgate
But others said, It is Elijah. And others said, It is a prophet, even as one of the prophets.
ASV
And others said: It is Elias. But others said: It is a prophet, as one of the prophets.
Douay-Rheims
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In this verse
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Elijah
In the original Greek
10 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
εἰμί
eimi
verb · 2461×
εἷς
eis
adjective · 336×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
προφήτης
prophetes
noun · 145×
ἄλλος
allos
adjective · 154×
Ἡλίας
elias
noun · 29×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
ὅτι
oti
conjunction · 1299×
ὡς
os
adverb · 502×
Textual variants
2 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
trivial
SBLGNT: δὲ | WH/Treg/NIV: δὲ
- δὲ — SBLGNT
- δὲ — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
source: sblgnt-apparatus
notable
SBLGNT: προφήτης | WH/Treg/NIV: προφήτης | RP: + ἐστίν
- προφήτης — SBLGNT
- προφήτης — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- + ἐστίν — Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
Historic Christian voices
3 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
- 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.
- Mal 4:5 — Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD:
- Mark 8:28 — And they answered, John the Baptist: but some say, Elias; and others, One of the prophets.
- Matt 16:14 — And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets.
- Matt 16:14 — And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets.
- Matt 21:11 — And the multitude said, This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee.
- Matt 21:11 — And the multitude said, This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee.