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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/matthew/11.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/matthew/11.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />And if you are willing to accept it, he is the Elijah who was to come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/matthew/11.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />And if you are willing to accept what I say, he is Elijah, the one the prophets said would come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/matthew/11.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />and if you are willing to accept it, he is Elijah who is to come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/matthew/11.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />And if you are willing to accept it, he is the Elijah who was to come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/matthew/11.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And if you are willing to receive <i>it</i>, he is Elijah, the one being about to come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/matthew/11.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And if ye will receive <i>it</i>, this is Elias, which was for to come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/matthew/11.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And if you are willing to receive <i>it,</i> he is Elijah who is to come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/matthew/11.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And if you are willing to accept <i>it, John</i> himself is Elijah who was to come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/matthew/11.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220And if you are willing to accept it, John himself is Elijah who was to come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/matthew/11.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And if you care to accept <i>it,</i> he himself is Elijah, who was to come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/matthew/11.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And if you are willing to accept <i>it</i>, John himself is Elijah who was to come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/matthew/11.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />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].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/matthew/11.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />And if you’re willing to accept it, he is the Elijah who is to come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/matthew/11.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />if you&#8217re willing to accept it, he is the Elijah who is to come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/matthew/11.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And if ye are willing to receive it, this is Elijah, that is to come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/matthew/11.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />And if you believe them, John is Elijah, the prophet you are waiting for. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/matthew/11.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And if ye are willing to receive it, this is Elijah, which is to come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/matthew/11.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />If you are willing to accept their message, John is the Elijah who was to come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/matthew/11.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />and if you are willing to believe their message, John is Elijah, whose coming was predicted. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/matthew/11.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />If you are willing to accept it, he is Elijah who is to come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/matthew/11.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And if you are willing to accept it, he is the Elijah who was to come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/matthew/11.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />And if you are willing to accept it, he is Elijah, who is to come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/matthew/11.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />And if you are willing to receive it, this is Elijah, who is to come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/matthew/11.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And if ye will receive it, this is Elijah who was to come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/matthew/11.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />And (if you are willing to receive it)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/matthew/11.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />If you are willing to receive it, this is Elijah, who is to come. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/matthew/11.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and if you are willing to receive [it], he is Elijah who was about to come;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/matthew/11.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And if you are willing to receive <i>it</i>, he is Elijah, the one being about to come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/matthew/11.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and if ye are willing to receive it, he is Elijah who was about to come;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/matthew/11.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And if ye will receive, this is Elias he about to come.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/matthew/11.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And if you will receive it, he is Elias that is to come. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/matthew/11.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And if you are willing to accept it, he is the Elijah, who is to come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/matthew/11.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />And if you are willing to accept it, he is Elijah, the one who is to come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/matthew/11.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />and if you are willing to accept it, he is Elijah who is to come.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/matthew/11.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And if you wish, accept it, that he is Elijah who was to come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/matthew/11.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />And if you will, he is Elijah who was to come.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/matthew/11.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />and if you are willing to receive it, he is Elijah that was to come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/matthew/11.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>And if you wish to receive it, he is Elijah, who is to come.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/matthew/11.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />And if ye will receive it, this is Elias who was to come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/matthew/11.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />and if ye will believe me, he is the Elias that was to come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/matthew/11.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />And (if you are willing to receive it)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/matthew/11.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>and, if ye are willing to receive it, he is Elijah who is about to come.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/matthew/11.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>and, if ye are willing to receive <Fr><i>the truth,</i><FR> This is <Fr><i>that</i><FR> Elias who was to come.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/matthew/11-14.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hriiyJYqzvc?start=2843" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/matthew/11.htm">Jesus Testifies about John</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">13</span>For all the Prophets and the Law prophesied until John. <span class="reftext">14</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">And</a> <a href="/greek/1487.htm" title="1487: ei (Conj) -- If. A primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc.">if</a> <a href="/greek/2309.htm" title="2309: thelete (V-PIA-2P) -- To will, wish, desire, be willing, intend, design. ">you are willing</a> <a href="/greek/1209.htm" title="1209: dexasthai (V-ANM) -- To take, receive, accept, welcome. Middle voice of a primary verb; to receive.">to accept it,</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autos (PPro-NM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">he</a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: estin (V-PIA-3S) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">is</a> <a href="/greek/2243.htm" title="2243: Ēlias (N-NMS) -- Elijah, the prophet. Of Hebrew origin; Helias, an Israelite.">the Elijah</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/3195.htm" title="3195: mellōn (V-PPA-NMS) -- A strengthened form of melo; to intend, i.e. Be about to be, do, or suffer something.">who was</a> <a href="/greek/2064.htm" title="2064: erchesthai (V-PNM/P) -- To come, go. ">to come.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">15</span>He who has ears, let him hear.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/4-5.htm">Malachi 4:5</a></span><br />Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/3-1.htm">Malachi 3:1</a></span><br />“Behold, I will send My messenger, who will prepare the way before Me. Then the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to His temple—the Messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight—see, He is coming,” says the LORD of Hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/17-10.htm">Matthew 17:10-13</a></span><br />The disciples asked Him, “Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?” / Jesus replied, “Elijah does indeed come, and he will restore all things. / But I tell you that Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but have done to him whatever they wished. In the same way, the Son of Man will suffer at their hands.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/9-11.htm">Mark 9:11-13</a></span><br />And they asked Jesus, “Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?” / 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? / 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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/1-17.htm">Luke 1:17</a></span><br />And he will go on before the Lord in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous—to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/1-21.htm">John 1:21</a></span><br />“Then who are you?” they inquired. “Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?” He answered, “No.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/3-1.htm">Matthew 3:1-3</a></span><br />In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea / and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.” / This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah: “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/40-3.htm">Isaiah 40:3</a></span><br />A voice of one calling: “Prepare the way for the LORD in the wilderness; make a straight highway for our God in the desert.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/7-27.htm">Luke 7:27</a></span><br />This is the one about whom it is written: ‘Behold, I will send My messenger ahead of You, who will prepare Your way before You.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/21-25.htm">Matthew 21:25-26</a></span><br />What was the source of John’s baptism? Was it from heaven or from men?” They deliberated among themselves and said, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will ask, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’ / But if we say, ‘From men,’ we are afraid of the people, for they all regard John as a prophet.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/5-33.htm">John 5:33-35</a></span><br />You have sent to John, and he has testified to the truth. / Even though I do not accept human testimony, I say these things so that you may be saved. / John was a lamp that burned and gave light, and you were willing for a season to bask in his light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/14-1.htm">Matthew 14:1-2</a></span><br />At that time Herod the tetrarch heard the reports about Jesus / 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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/16-14.htm">Matthew 16:14</a></span><br />They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/1-8.htm">2 Kings 1:8</a></span><br />“He was a hairy man,” they answered, “with a leather belt around his waist.” “It was Elijah the Tishbite,” said the king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/9-14.htm">Matthew 9:14</a></span><br />Then John’s disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Why is it that we and the Pharisees fast so often, but Your disciples do not fast?”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And if you will receive it, this is Elias, which was for to come.</p><p class="hdg">if.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/2-5.htm">Ezekiel 2:5</a></b></br> And they, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear, (for they <i>are</i> a rebellious house,) yet shall know that there hath been a prophet among them.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/3-10.htm">Ezekiel 3:10,11</a></b></br> Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, all my words that I shall speak unto thee receive in thine heart, and hear with thine ears… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/16-12.htm">John 16:12</a></b></br> I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now.</p><p class="hdg">this.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/17-10.htm">Matthew 17:10-13</a></b></br> And his disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the scribes that Elias must first come? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/malachi/4-5.htm">Malachi 4:5</a></b></br> Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/mark/9-11.htm">Mark 9:11-13</a></b></br> And they asked him, saying, Why say the scribes that Elias must first come? … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/matthew/11-5.htm">Able</a> <a href="/malachi/1-13.htm">Accept</a> <a href="/james/5-17.htm">Elias</a> <a href="/malachi/4-5.htm">Elijah</a> <a href="/malachi/4-5.htm">Eli'jah</a> <a href="/matthew/11-13.htm">John</a> <a href="/matthew/11-5.htm">Receive</a> <a href="/matthew/8-3.htm">Willing</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/matthew/12-29.htm">Able</a> <a href="/matthew/19-11.htm">Accept</a> <a href="/matthew/16-14.htm">Elias</a> <a href="/matthew/16-14.htm">Elijah</a> <a href="/matthew/16-14.htm">Eli'jah</a> <a href="/matthew/11-18.htm">John</a> <a href="/matthew/17-25.htm">Receive</a> <a href="/matthew/18-14.htm">Willing</a><div class="vheading2">Matthew 11</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/11-1.htm">John sends his disciples to Jesus.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/11-7.htm">Jesus' testimony concerning John.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/11-16.htm">The perverse judgment of the people concerning the Son.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/11-20.htm">Jesus upbraids Korazin, Bethsaida, and Capernaum;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/11-25.htm">and praising his Father's wisdom in revealing the Gospel to the simple,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">28. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/11-28.htm">he calls to him those who are weary and burdened.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/11.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/matthew/11.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>And if you are willing to accept it</b><br>This phrase suggests a conditional acceptance, indicating that the truth being presented requires a willingness to understand and believe. It implies that the message may be difficult for some to accept due to preconceived notions or expectations. This reflects the broader theme in the Gospels where Jesus often speaks in parables and teachings that require spiritual insight and openness (<a href="/matthew/13-10.htm">Matthew 13:10-17</a>). The call to be "willing" underscores the importance of faith and openness to divine revelation.<p><b>he is the Elijah</b><br>In Jewish tradition, Elijah was expected to return before the coming of the Messiah, as prophesied in <a href="/malachi/4-5.htm">Malachi 4:5-6</a>. Elijah was a significant prophet known for his powerful ministry and miracles (1 Kings 17-19). By identifying John the Baptist as "the Elijah," Jesus is affirming that John fulfills this prophetic role, preparing the way for the Messiah. This identification is crucial because it connects the Old Testament prophecies with the New Testament fulfillment, showing continuity in God's redemptive plan.<p><b>who was to come</b><br>This phrase refers to the expectation of Elijah's return as a precursor to the Messiah's arrival. The Jewish people anticipated Elijah's coming as a sign of the Messianic age. By stating that John the Baptist is "the Elijah who was to come," Jesus is asserting that the prophetic expectations have been met in John, who came in the "spirit and power of Elijah" (<a href="/luke/1-17.htm">Luke 1:17</a>). This fulfillment of prophecy is a testament to the authenticity of Jesus' messianic claims and the unfolding of God's salvation history.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a></b><br>The speaker of this verse, Jesus is addressing the crowd about John the Baptist's role in God's plan.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/john_the_baptist.htm">John the Baptist</a></b><br>Referred to as "the Elijah who was to come," John is a pivotal figure in preparing the way for Jesus.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/e/elijah.htm">Elijah</a></b><br>A prophet from the Old Testament, known for his powerful ministry and expected to return before the "great and dreadful day of the Lord" (<a href="/malachi/4-5.htm">Malachi 4:5</a>).<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_crowd.htm">The Crowd</a></b><br>The audience Jesus is speaking to, which includes His disciples and others who are following Him.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_kingdom_of_heaven.htm">The Kingdom of Heaven</a></b><br>The overarching theme of Jesus' ministry, which John the Baptist heralded.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_prophecy_fulfillment.htm">Understanding Prophecy Fulfillment</a></b><br>Jesus identifies John the Baptist as the fulfillment of the prophecy concerning Elijah. This teaches us to recognize how God fulfills His promises in ways that may not always align with human expectations.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_forerunners.htm">The Role of Forerunners</a></b><br>Just as John prepared the way for Jesus, we are called to prepare the way for others to encounter Christ. This involves living a life that reflects His teachings and sharing the Gospel.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/w/willingness_to_accept_truth.htm">Willingness to Accept Truth</a></b><br>Jesus says, "if you are willing to accept it," highlighting the importance of being open to God's revelations. We must be willing to accept and act upon the truths God reveals to us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_spirit_and_power_of_elijah.htm">The Spirit and Power of Elijah</a></b><br>John the Baptist came in the spirit and power of Elijah, emphasizing the importance of spiritual empowerment in fulfilling God's mission. We should seek the Holy Spirit's guidance and strength in our lives.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_matthew_11.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Matthew 11</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_john_denying_being_elijah_a_contradiction.htm">In Matthew 11:14, Jesus identifies John as Elijah, but John 1:21 records John denying this. Is that a contradiction? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_john_deny_being_elijah.htm">If Elijah is supposed to return (Malachi 4:5), why does the New Testament imply John the Baptist’s role was that of Elijah, yet he denies being Elijah in John 1:21? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/was_john_the_baptist_elijah.htm">Was John the Baptist Elijah who was to come? Yes (Matthew II: 14, 17:10-13) No (John 1:19-21)</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_john_the_baptist_elijah.htm">Was John the Baptist Elijah? (Matthew 11:14 vs. John 1:21)</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/matthew/11.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(14) <span class= "bld">This is Elias.</span>--The words of Malachi (<a href="/malachi/4-5.htm" title="Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD:">Malachi 4:5</a>) had led men to expect the reappearance of the great Tishbite in person as the immediate precursor of the Christ. It was the teaching of the scribes then (<a href="/matthew/17-10.htm" title="And his disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the scribes that Elias must first come?">Matthew 17:10</a>; <a href="/john/1-21.htm" title="And they asked him, What then? Are you Elias? And he said, I am not. Are you that prophet? And he answered, No.">John 1:21</a>); it has lingered as a tradition of Judaism down to our own time. A vacant chair is placed for Elijah at all great solemnities. Even Christian interpreters have cherished the belief that Elijah will appear in person before the second Advent of the Lord. The true meaning of the words of Malachi had, however, been suggested in the words of the angel in <a href="/luke/1-17.htm" title="And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.">Luke 1:17</a>, "He shall go before Him in the spirit and power of Elias," and is here distinctly confirmed. The words "if ye will (<span class= "ital">i.e.,</span> are willing to) receive it" imply the consciousness that our Lord was setting aside a popular and strongly-fixed belief: "If you are willing and able to receive the truth that John was in very deed doing the work of Elijah, you need look for no other in the future."<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/matthew/11.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 14</span> - In Matthew only. <span class="cmt_word">And if ye will receive it</span>. Our Lord gives the information plainly, but doubts if it will be of any use to them. <span class="accented">Will</span> (<span class="greek">θέλετε</span>). For the reception of a truth depends upon the attitude of the will In this case to acknowledge John as Elijah would mean to accept the present consequences of that reformation which Elijah was to bring about (<a href="/malachi/4-6.htm">Malachi 4:6</a>). But "the human will has a natural disinclination to cultivate and sharpen the conscience in combination with the knowledge of the law, has no desire to look into this mirror, and men as a rule desire to have quite a different picture of themselves from that which conscience shows them" (Marten-<span class="accented">sen's</span> 'Christian Ethics,' 1. § 119). It. My statement. Not <span class="accented">him</span>, <span class="accented">i.e.</span> John, with Revised Version margin. <span class="cmt_word">This</span> (<span class="greek">αὐτός</span>). He and no other (ch. 1:21). <span class="cmt_word">Is Elias</span>. In spiritual work, not in identity of person (<a href="/john/1-21.htm">John 1:21</a>). (On the Jewish expectation of the return of Elijah, see Lightfoot, 'Hor. Hebr.,' on <a href="/matthew/17-10.htm">Matthew 17:10</a>.) <span class="cmt_word">Which was for to come</span>; <span class="accented">which is to come</span> (Revised Version). The phrase <span class="greek">ὁ μέλλων ἔρχεσθαι</span>) is perhaps best understood, not as an independent remark by our Lord about Elijah, but as a current saying, representing the popular expectation of him, and adopted by our Lord, who gave it his own interpretation. It can hardly point also to a yet future coming of the prophet. But compare Bishop Westcott, on <a href="/john/1-21.htm">John 1:21</a>, and Schurer, II. 2:156. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/matthew/11-14.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">And</span><br /><span class="grk">καὶ</span> <span class="translit">(kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">if</span><br /><span class="grk">εἰ</span> <span class="translit">(ei)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1487.htm">Strong's 1487: </a> </span><span class="str2">If. A primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you are willing</span><br /><span class="grk">θέλετε</span> <span class="translit">(thelete)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2309.htm">Strong's 2309: </a> </span><span class="str2">To will, wish, desire, be willing, intend, design. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">to accept [it],</span><br /><span class="grk">δέξασθαι</span> <span class="translit">(dexasthai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Infinitive Middle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1209.htm">Strong's 1209: </a> </span><span class="str2">To take, receive, accept, welcome. Middle voice of a primary verb; to receive.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he</span><br /><span class="grk">αὐτός</span> <span class="translit">(autos)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐστιν</span> <span class="translit">(estin)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> </span><span class="str2">I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[the] Elijah</span><br /><span class="grk">Ἠλίας</span> <span class="translit">(Ēlias)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2243.htm">Strong's 2243: </a> </span><span class="str2">Elijah, the prophet. Of Hebrew origin; Helias, an Israelite.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who was</span><br /><span class="grk">μέλλων</span> <span class="translit">(mellōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3195.htm">Strong's 3195: </a> </span><span class="str2">A strengthened form of melo; to intend, i.e. Be about to be, do, or suffer something.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to come.</span><br /><span class="grk">ἔρχεσθαι</span> <span class="translit">(erchesthai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2064.htm">Strong's 2064: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come, go. </span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/matthew/11-14.htm">Matthew 11:14 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/matthew/11-14.htm">Matthew 11:14 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/matthew/11-14.htm">Matthew 11:14 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/matthew/11-14.htm">Matthew 11:14 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/matthew/11-14.htm">Matthew 11:14 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/matthew/11-14.htm">Matthew 11:14 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/matthew/11-14.htm">Matthew 11:14 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/matthew/11-14.htm">Matthew 11:14 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/matthew/11-14.htm">Matthew 11:14 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/matthew/11-14.htm">Matthew 11:14 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/matthew/11-14.htm">NT Gospels: Matthew 11:14 If you are willing to receive it (Matt. 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