Luke - 9:19

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19 They answered, "'John the Baptizer,' but others say, 'Elijah,' and others, that one of the old prophets is risen again."

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Explanation and meaning of Luke 9:19.

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They answering said, John the Baptist; but some say, Elias; and others say, that one of the old prophets is risen again.
And they answering said, John the Baptist; but others'say , Elijah; and others, that one of the old prophets is risen again.
But they answered, and said: John the Baptist; but some say Elias; and others say that one of the former prophets is risen again.
But they answering said, John the baptist; but others, Elias; and others, that one of the old prophets has risen again.
And they answering said, John the Baptist; but others say, Elijah; and others, that one of the old prophets is risen again.
They answering, said, John the Baptist; but some say, Elijah; and others say, that one of the ancient prophets is risen again.
And they answering said, 'John the Baptist; and others, Elijah; and others, that a prophet, one of the ancients, was risen;'
"John the Baptist," they replied; "but others say Elijah; and others that some one of the ancient Prophets has come back to life."
And they, answering, said, John the Baptist; but others say Elijah; and others, that one of the old prophets has come back.
They answered, 'John the Baptist,' but others say, 'Elijah,' and others, that one of the old prophets is risen again.'
But they answered by saying: "John the Baptist. But some say Elijah. Yet truly, others say that one of the prophets from before has risen again."
"John the Baptist," was their answer. "Others, however, say that you are Elijah, while others say that one of the old prophets has risen again."

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Historical Commentaries

Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

They answering said, John the Baptist,.... This was the opinion of some who thought that he was risen from the dead, as in Luke 9:7.
but some say Elias; the prophet, and the Tishbite; who according to the Jewish notion, was to be the forerunner of the Messiah, so in Luke 7:8.
and others say: that one of the old prophets is risen again; thus were they divided in their sentiments about him. See Gill on Luke 9:8

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