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Matthew 11:14
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And if you’re willing to accept it, he is the Elijah who is to come.
And if ye wil receiue it, this is Elias which was for to come.
and if you are willing to accept it, he is Elijah who is to come.
"And if you are willing to accept it, John himself is Elijah who was to come.
And if you will believe what they said, you will believe that John is Elijah, whom they said would come.
"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].
And if ye will receiue it, this is that Elias, which was to come.
"And if you are willing to accept it, John himself is Elijah who was to come.
And if you are willing to accept it, John himself is Elijah who was to come.
And if you are willing to accept it, he is the Elijah who was to come.
And if you believe them, John is Elijah, the prophet you are waiting for.
Indeed, if you are willing to accept it, he is Eliyahu, whose coming was predicted.
And if ye will receive it, this is Elias, who is to come.
And if you believe what they said, then John is Elijah. He is the one they said would come.
And if you wish, accept it, that he is Elijah who was to come.
and if you are willing to believe their message, John is Elijah, whose coming was predicted.
and if you are willing to accept it, he is Elijah, the one who is going to come.
And if you are willing to receive, he is Elijah, the one going to come.
And if ye are willing to receive it, this is Elijah, that is to come.
And if you are able to see it, this is Elijah who was to come.
If you are willing to receive it, this is Eliyah, who is to come.
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and if you are willing, receive, that he is Elia who was to come.
And, if ye are willing, receive ye, that this is he who was to come.
And if ye wyll receaue it, this is Elias which was for to come.
And if ye are willing to receive it, this is Elijah, which is to come.
If you are willing to receive it, this is Elijah, who is to come.
And if ye are willing to receive him, this is Elijah, who was to come.
And (if you are willing to receive it) he is the Elijah who was to come.
he is Elie that is to come.
And if you are willing to receive [it,] this is Elijah, that is to come.
And if ye will receive [it], this is Elijah who was to come.
And if you are willing to accept it, he is Elijah, who is to come.
And if you are willing to receive it, he is Elijah who is to come.
And if you are willing to accept what I say, he is Elijah, the one the prophets said would come.
And if you will believe it, he is Elijah who was to come.
and if you are willing to accept it, he is Elijah who is to come.
And, if ye are willing to accept it, he, is Elijah - the one destined to come.
And if you will receive it, he is Elias that is to come.
and if you are willing to accept it, he is Eli'jah who is to come.
Also yf ye wyll receave it this is Helyas which shuld come.
and if ye are willing to receive [it], he is Elijah who was about to come;
Also yf ye wil receaue it, this is Helias, which shulde come.
and if ye will believe me, he is the Elias that was to come.
If you'll open your minds and hearts to understand this, he is just like the great cowboy Elijah, who wasn't scared to tell folks the truth and tell them about me comin'.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
if: Ezekiel 2:5, Ezekiel 3:10, Ezekiel 3:11, John 16:12, 1 Corinthians 3:2
this: Matthew 17:10-13, Malachi 4:5, Mark 9:11-13, Luke 1:17, John 1:21-23, Revelation 20:4
Reciprocal: 1 Kings 17:1 - Elijah Matthew 11:9 - A prophet Matthew 17:3 - Moses Matthew 17:13 - the disciples Matthew 27:47 - This Mark 9:13 - Elias
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And if ye will receive it,.... The words carry in them some suspicion of unbelief and hardness of heart, as though they would not receive it: however, whether they would or not, it was a certain truth, that
this same person, "John the Baptist",
is Elias, which was for to come; who was appointed by God to come, and was prophesied of Malachi 4:5 that he should come; and even according to the doctrine of the Scribes and Rabbins, he was expected to come before the Messiah; only they in general thought that Elijah the Tishbite, in person, was meant; though some, as before observed e, were of opinion, that some great prophet equal to Elijah, and endued with the same spirit, is intended; and which is true of John the Baptist, who came "in the Spirit" and "power" of Elias, Luke 1:17. And, as it was usual with the Jews f, to call Phinehas by the name of Elias, and Elias Phinehas, because of his zeal for the Lord of hosts; for the same reason may John be called by the same name, there being a great resemblance between Elias and him; in their temper and disposition; in their manner of clothing, and austere way of living; in their very great piety and holiness; in their courage and integrity, in reproving vice; and in their zeal and usefulness in the cause of God, and true religion: in respect to which, Christ must be here understood, when he affirms John to be Elias; not Elias in person, but he that was intended by Elias, that was said should come: hence here is no contradiction to the words of the Baptist, in John 1:21 when he says, that he was not Elias; for the Jews, who put the question to him, whether he was Elias, or not? meant whether he was Elias in person, Elias the Tishbite, or not; and so John understood them, and very honestly and sincerely replies, he was not: but he does not deny that he was intended by this Elias, that was prophesied should come; yea, he says such things as might induce them to believe he was that person; hence, Christ, and he, say nothing contrary to, and irreconcilable, as the Jew g suggests, with each other.
e Vid. Pocock. not. in porta Mosis, p. 219. f Baal Hatturim in Num. xxv. 12. Kimchi in 1 Chron. ix. 20. Targum Jon. in Exod. vi. 18. g R. Isaac Chizzuk Emuna, par. 1. c. 39. & par. 2. c. 15.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
If ye will receive it - This is a mode of speaking implying that the doctrine which he was about to state was different from their common views; that he was about to state something which varied from the common expectation, and which therefore they might be disposed to reject.
This is Elias ... - That is, âElijah.â Elias is the âGreekâ mode of writing the Hebrew word âElijah.â An account of him is found in the first and second books of Kings. He was a distinguished prophet, and was taken up to heaven in a chariot of fire, 2 Kings 2:11. The prophet Malachi Malachi 4:5-6 predicted that âElijahâ would be sent before the coming of the Messiah to prepare the way for him. By this was evidently meant, not that he should appear âin person,â but that one should appear with a striking resemblance to him; or, as Luke Luke 1:17 expresses it, âin the spirit and power of Elijah.â But the Jews understood it differently. They supposed that Elijah would appear in person. They also supposed that Jeremiah and some other of the prophets would appear also to usher in the promised Messiah and to grace his advent. See Matthew 16:14; Matthew 17:10; John 1:21. This prevalent belief was the reason why he used the words âif ye will receive it,â implying that the affirmation that âJohnâ was the promised Elijah was a doctrine contrary to their expectation.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Matthew 11:14. This is Elias, which was for to come. — This should always be written Elijah, that as strict a conformity as possible might be kept up between the names in the Old Testament and the New. The Prophet Malachi, who predicted the coming of the Baptist in the spirit and power of Elijah, gave the three following distinct characteristics of him. First, That he should be the forerunner and messenger of the Messiah: Behold I send my messenger before me, Malachi 3:1. Secondly, That he should appear before the destruction of the second temple: Even the Lord whom ye seek shall suddenly come to his temple, ibid. Thirdly, That he should preach repentance to the Jews; and that, some time after, the great and terrible day of the Lord should come, and the Jewish land be smitten with a curse, Malachi 4:5-6. Now these three characters agree perfectly with the conduct of the Baptist, and what shortly followed his preaching, and have not been found in any one else; which is a convincing proof that Jesus was the promised Messiah.
