Mark 6:15

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Mark 6:13–17 · Berean Standard Bible

13 They also drove out many demons and healed many of the sick, anointing them with oil.

14 Now King Herod heard about this, for Jesus’ name had become well known, and people were saying, “John the Baptist has risen from the dead! That is why miraculous powers are at work in him.”

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

16 But when Herod heard this, he said, “John, whom I beheaded, has risen from the dead!”

17 For Herod himself had ordered that John be arrested and bound and imprisoned, on account of his brother Philip’s wife Herodias, whom Herod had married.

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Mark 15:36

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Matthew 16:14

They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”

Matthew 17:10

The disciples asked Him, “Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”

Matthew 17:11

Jesus replied, “Elijah does indeed come, and he will restore all things.

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asked him, “Why then do you baptize, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?”

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The crowds replied, “This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee.”

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A sense of awe swept over all of them, and they glorified God. “A great prophet has appeared among us!” they said. “God has visited His people!”

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When the Pharisee who had invited Jesus saw this, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet, He would know who this is and what kind of woman is touching Him—for she is a sinner!”

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When the people saw the sign that Jesus had performed, they began to say, “Truly this is the Prophet who is to come into the world.”

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On hearing these words, some of the people said, “This is truly the Prophet.”

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For Moses said, ‘The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers. You must listen to Him in everything He tells you.

Acts 3:23

Everyone who does not listen to Him will be completely cut off from among his people.’