Mark 8:28

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Mark 8:26–30 · Berean Standard Bible

26 Jesus sent him home and said, “Do not go back into the village.”

27 Then Jesus and His disciples went on to the villages around Caesarea Philippi. On the way, He questioned His disciples: “Who do people say I am?”

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

29 “But what about you?” Jesus asked. “Who do you say I am?” Peter answered, “You are the Christ.”

30 And Jesus warned them not to tell anyone about Him.

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Mark 6:14

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.”

Mark 6:15

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

Mark 6:16

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

Matthew 14:2

and said to his servants, “This is John the Baptist; he has risen from the dead! That is why miraculous powers are at work in him.”

Matthew 16:14

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

Luke 9:7

When Herod the tetrarch heard about all that was happening, he was perplexed. For some were saying that John had risen from the dead,

Luke 9:8

others that Elijah had appeared, and still others that a prophet of old had arisen.

Luke 9:9

“I beheaded John,” Herod said, “but who is this man I hear such things about?” And he kept trying to see Jesus.

Mark 9:11

And they asked Jesus, “Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”

Mark 9:12

He replied, “Elijah does indeed come first, and he restores all things. Why then is it written that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected?

Mark 9:13

But I tell you that Elijah has indeed come, and they have done to him whatever they wished, just as it is written about him.”

Malachi 4:5

Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the LORD.

John 1:21

“Then who are you?” they inquired. “Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?” He answered, “No.”