JESUS on John the Baptist:
Matthew 11:14
King James Version
14 And if ye will receive it,
this is Elias,
which was for to come.
What did the LORD mean, when He declared that verse about John the Baptist?
That "this is Elias, which was for to come"?
Let's turn to other Bible versions for an explanation:
Matthew 11:14
21st Century King James Version
14 And if ye will receive it, this is Elijah, who was to come.
Matthew 11:14
Amplified Bible
14 And if you are willing to accept it, John himself is [the fulfillment of] Elijah [as the messenger] who was to come [before the kingdom].
Matthew 11:14
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
14 And if you are willing to receive and accept it, John himself is Elijah who was to come [before the kingdom].
Matthew 11:14
Christian Standard Bible
14 And if you’re willing to accept it, he is the Elijah who is to come.
Matthew 11:14
Common English Bible
14 If you are willing to accept it, he is Elijah who is to come.
Matthew 11:14
Complete Jewish Bible
14 Indeed, if you are willing to accept it, he is Eliyahu, whose coming was predicted.
Matthew 11:14
Contemporary English Version
14 And if you believe them, John is Elijah, the prophet you are waiting for.
Matthew 11:14
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
14 And if you are willing to accept it, he himself is Elijah— the one going-to[a] come.
Matthew 11:14
Easy-to-Read Version
14 And if you believe what they said, then John is Elijah.[a] He is the one they said would come.
Matthew 11:14
Evangelical Heritage Version
14 If you are willing to receive it, he is the Elijah who was to come.
Matthew 11:14
Good News Translation
14 and if you are willing to believe their message, John is Elijah, whose coming was predicted.
Matthew 11:14
International Children’s Bible
14 And if you will believe the things the law and the prophets said, then you will believe that John is Elijah. The law and the prophets said he would come.
Matthew 11:14
International Standard Version
14 If you are willing to accept it, he is Elijah who is to come.
Matthew 11:14
J.B. Phillips New Testament
For the Law and all the prophets foretold it till the time of John and—if you can believe it—John himself is the ‘Elijah’ who must come before the kingdom.
Matthew 11:14
Lexham English Bible
14 and if you are willing to accept it,[a] he is Elijah, the one who is going to come.
Matthew 11:14
Living Bible
14 and if you are willing to understand what I mean, he is Elijah, the one the prophets said would come at the time the Kingdom begins.
Matthew 11:14
The Message
Looked at in this way, John is the ‘Elijah’ you’ve all been expecting to arrive and introduce the Messiah.
Matthew 11:14
New Catholic Bible
14 And if you are willing to accept it, John is the Elijah who was destined to return.
Matthew 11:14
New Living Translation
14 And if you are willing to accept what I say, he is Elijah, the one the prophets said would come.
Mattityahu 11:14
Orthodox Jewish Bible
14 And, if you are willing it to be mekabel (accept, receive), he is the “Eliyahu,” who is to come [MALACHI 3:23].
Matthew 11:14
The Voice
14 If only you could see it—John is the Elijah, the prophet we were promised would come and prepare the way.
In SUMMARY, "this is Elias, which was for to come" means:
this is Elijah, who was to come
John himself is [the fulfillment of] Elijah [as the messenger] who was to come [before the kingdom]
John himself is Elijah who was to come [before the kingdom]
he is the Elijah who is to come
he is Elijah who is to come
he is Eliyahu, whose coming was predicted
John is Elijah, the prophet you are waiting for
he himself is Elijah— the one going-to[a] come
John is Elijah.[a] He is the one they said would come
he is the Elijah who was to come
John is Elijah, whose coming was predicted
John is Elijah. The law and the prophets said he would come
he is Elijah who is to come
John himself is the ‘Elijah’ who must come before the kingdom
he is Elijah, the one who is going to come
he is Elijah, the one the prophets said would come at the time the Kingdom begins
John is the ‘Elijah’ you’ve all been expecting to arrive and introduce the Messiah
John is the Elijah who was destined to return
he is Elijah, the one the prophets said would come
he is the “Eliyahu,” who is to come
John is the Elijah, the prophet we were promised would come and prepare the way
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