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class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><a href="/niv/mark/9.htm">New International Version</a> They kept the matter to themselves, discussing what &#8220rising from the dead&#8221 meant. <a href="/nlt/mark/9.htm">New Living Translation</a> So they kept it to themselves, but they often asked each other what he meant by “rising from the dead.” <a href="/esv/mark/9.htm">English Standard Version</a> So they kept the matter to themselves, questioning what this rising from the dead might mean. <a href="/bsb/mark/9.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> So they kept this matter to themselves, discussing what it meant to rise from the dead. <a href="/blb/mark/9.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And they kept that saying among themselves, questioning what it is to rise out from the dead. <a href="/kjv/mark/9.htm">King James Bible</a> And they kept that saying with themselves, questioning one with another what the rising from the dead should mean. <a href="/nkjv/mark/9.htm">New King James Version</a> So they kept this word to themselves, questioning what the rising from the dead meant. <a href="/nasb_/mark/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> They seized upon that statement, discussing with one another what rising from the dead meant. <a href="/nasb/mark/9.htm">NASB 1995</a> They seized upon that statement, discussing with one another what rising from the dead meant. <a href="/nasb77/mark/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And they seized upon that statement, discussing with one another what rising from the dead might mean. <a href="/lsb/mark/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And they seized upon that statement, arguing with one another what rising from the dead meant. <a href="/amp/mark/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a> So they [carefully and faithfully] kept the matter to themselves, discussing and questioning [with one another] what it meant to rise from the dead. <a href="/csb/mark/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> They kept this word to themselves, questioning what “rising from the dead” meant. <a href="/hcsb/mark/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> They kept this word to themselves, discussing what &#8220rising from the dead&#8221 meant. <a href="/asv/mark/9.htm">American Standard Version</a> And they kept the saying, questioning among themselves what the rising again from the dead should mean. <a href="/cev/mark/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> So they kept it to themselves. But they wondered what he meant by the words "raised from death." <a href="/erv/mark/9.htm">English Revised Version</a> And they kept the saying, questioning among themselves what the rising again from the dead should mean. <a href="/gwt/mark/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> They kept in mind what he said but argued among themselves what he meant by "come back to life." <a href="/gnt/mark/9.htm">Good News Translation</a> They obeyed his order, but among themselves they started discussing the matter, "What does this 'rising from death' mean?" <a href="/isv/mark/9.htm">International Standard Version</a> They kept the matter to themselves but argued about what "rising from the dead" meant. <a href="/net/mark/9.htm">NET Bible</a> They kept this statement to themselves, discussing what this rising from the dead meant. <a href="/nheb/mark/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> They kept this saying to themselves, questioning what the "rising from the dead" meant. <a href="/wbt/mark/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And they kept that saying with themselves, questioning one with another what the rising from the dead should mean. <a href="/wey/mark/9.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> So they kept the matter to themselves, although frequently asking one another what was meant by the rising from the dead.<div class="vheading2">Majority Text Translations</div><a href="/msb/mark/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> So they kept this matter to themselves, discussing what it meant to rise from the dead. <a href="/web/mark/9.htm">World English Bible</a> They kept this saying to themselves, questioning what the “rising from the dead” meant. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/mark/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and the thing they kept to themselves, questioning together what the rising out of the dead is. <a href="/blb/mark/9.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And they kept that saying among themselves, questioning what it is to rise out from the dead. <a href="/ylt/mark/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and the thing they kept to themselves, questioning together what the rising out of the dead is. <a href="/slt/mark/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And they held the word firmly to themselves, searching out together what it is to arise from the dead.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/mark/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And they kept the word to themselves; questioning together what that should mean, when he shall be risen from the dead. <a href="/cpdv/mark/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And they kept the word to themselves, arguing about what “after he will have risen from the dead” might mean. <a href="/nabre/mark/9.htm">New American Bible</a> So they kept the matter to themselves, questioning what rising from the dead meant. <a href="/nrsvce/mark/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> So they kept the matter to themselves, questioning what this rising from the dead could mean.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/mark/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> So they kept that saying to themselves, and they wanted to know what �risen from the dead� means. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/mark/9.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> And they seized on that statement in their souls and they were inquiring, “What is this statement, 'When he rises from among the dead?”<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/mark/9.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> And they kept the matter to themselves, inquiring of one another what the rising from the dead could mean. <a href="/godbey/mark/9.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> And they held the word to themselves, inquiring, what it is to rise from the dead. <a href="/haweis/mark/9.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> And they caught at that word, considering among themselves what this rising from the dead could mean.<CM> <a href="/mace/mark/9.htm">Mace New Testament</a> an expression which they dwelt upon, asking one another the meaning of "till he was raised from the dead." <a href="/wey/mark/9.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> So they kept the matter to themselves, although frequently asking one another what was meant by the rising from the dead. <a href="/worrell/mark/9.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> And they kept the saying to themselves, questioning what the rising from the dead could be. <a href="/worsley/mark/9.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> And they laid hold on that expression, querying among themselves, what means the rising from the dead? <a href="/parallel/mark/9-10.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/DmwDTC71zvQ?start=2779" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/mark/9.htm">The Transfiguration</a> …9As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus admonished them not to tell anyone what they had seen until the Son of Man had risen from the dead. 10<a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">So</a> <a href="/greek/2902.htm" title="2902: ekratēsan (V-AIA-3P) -- From kratos; to use strength, i.e. Seize or retain.">they kept</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ton (Art-AMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">this</a> <a href="/greek/3056.htm" title="3056: logon (N-AMS) -- From lego; something said; by implication, a topic, also reasoning or motive; by extension, a computation; specially, the Divine Expression.">matter</a> <a href="/greek/4314.htm" title="4314: pros (Prep) -- To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward.">to</a> <a href="/greek/1438.htm" title="1438: heautous (RefPro-AM3P) -- Himself, herself, itself. ">themselves,</a> <a href="/greek/4802.htm" title="4802: syzētountes (V-PPA-NMP) -- To seek together, discuss, dispute. From sun and zeteo; to investigate jointly, i.e. Discuss, controvert, cavil.">discussing</a> <a href="/greek/5101.htm" title="5101: ti (IPro-NNS) -- Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what.">what</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.">it meant</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: to (Art-NNS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/450.htm" title="450: anastēnai (V-ANA) -- To raise up, set up; I rise from among (the) dead; I arise, appear. From ana and histemi; to stand up.">to rise</a> <a href="/greek/1537.htm" title="1537: ek (Prep) -- From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.">from</a> <a href="/greek/3498.htm" title="3498: nekrōn (Adj-GMP) -- (a) adj: dead, lifeless, subject to death, mortal, (b) noun: a dead body, a corpse. From an apparently primary nekus; dead.">the dead.</a> 11And they asked Jesus, “Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/matthew/17-9.htm">Matthew 17:9</a> As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus commanded them, “Do not tell anyone about this vision until the Son of Man has been raised from the dead.” <a href="/luke/9-36.htm">Luke 9:36</a> After the voice had spoken, only Jesus was present with them. The disciples kept this to themselves, and in those days they did not tell anyone what they had seen. <a href="/john/2-22.htm">John 2:22</a> After He was raised from the dead, His disciples remembered that He had said this. Then they believed the Scripture and the word that Jesus had spoken. <a href="/john/20-9.htm">John 20:9</a> For they still did not understand from the Scripture that Jesus had to rise from the dead. <a href="/acts/17-3.htm">Acts 17:3</a> explaining and proving that the Christ had to suffer and rise from the dead. “This Jesus I am proclaiming to you is the Christ,” he declared. <a href="/romans/1-4.htm">Romans 1:4</a> and who through the Spirit of holiness was declared with power to be the Son of God by His resurrection from the dead: Jesus Christ our Lord. <a href="/1_corinthians/15-4.htm">1 Corinthians 15:4</a> that He was buried, that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, <a href="/1_peter/1-11.htm">1 Peter 1:11</a> trying to determine the time and setting to which the Spirit of Christ in them was pointing when He predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glories to follow. <a href="/daniel/12-2.htm">Daniel 12:2</a> And many who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake, some to everlasting life, but others to shame and everlasting contempt. <a href="/isaiah/26-19.htm">Isaiah 26:19</a> Your dead will live; their bodies will rise. Awake and sing, you who dwell in the dust! For your dew is like the dew of the morning, and the earth will bring forth her dead. <a href="/hosea/6-2.htm">Hosea 6:2</a> After two days He will revive us; on the third day He will raise us up, that we may live in His presence. <a href="/psalms/16-10.htm">Psalm 16:10</a> For You will not abandon my soul to Sheol, nor will You let Your Holy One see decay. <a href="/psalms/49-15.htm">Psalm 49:15</a> But God will redeem my life from Sheol, for He will surely take me to Himself. Selah <a href="/job/19-25.htm">Job 19:25-27</a> But I know that my Redeemer lives, and in the end He will stand upon the earth. / Even after my skin has been destroyed, yet in my flesh I will see God. / I will see Him for myself; my eyes will behold Him, and not as a stranger. How my heart yearns within me! <a href="/matthew/16-21.htm">Matthew 16:21</a> From that time on Jesus began to show His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and that He must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And they kept that saying with themselves, questioning one with another what the rising from the dead should mean.they.<a href="/genesis/37-11.htm">Genesis 37:11</a> And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying.<a href="/luke/2-50.htm">Luke 2:50,51</a> And they understood not the saying which he spake unto them… <a href="/luke/24-7.htm">Luke 24:7,8</a> Saying, The Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again… what.<a href="/mark/9-32.htm">Mark 9:32</a> But they understood not that saying, and were afraid to ask him.<a href="/matthew/16-22.htm">Matthew 16:22</a> Then Peter took him, and began to rebuke him, saying, Be it far from thee, Lord: this shall not be unto thee.<a href="/luke/18-33.htm">Luke 18:33,34</a> And they shall scourge him, and put him to death: and the third day he shall rise again… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/mark/6-26.htm">Although</a> <a href="/mark/9-9.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/luke/24-17.htm">Discussing</a> <a href="/mark/5-4.htm">Frequently</a> <a href="/mark/7-36.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/mark/8-32.htm">Matter</a> <a href="/mark/1-27.htm">Mean</a> <a href="/mark/6-48.htm">Meant</a> <a href="/mark/8-29.htm">Questioning</a> <a href="/mark/1-35.htm">Rising</a> <a href="/mark/6-17.htm">Seized</a> <a href="/matthew/27-37.htm">Statement</a> <a href="/mark/9-8.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/mark/7-1.htm">Together</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/mark/14-29.htm">Although</a> <a href="/mark/9-26.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/mark/9-16.htm">Discussing</a> <a href="/mark/9-22.htm">Frequently</a> <a href="/mark/9-34.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/mark/10-10.htm">Matter</a> <a href="/mark/14-68.htm">Mean</a> <a href="/mark/9-32.htm">Meant</a> <a href="/mark/9-11.htm">Questioning</a> <a href="/mark/10-1.htm">Rising</a> <a href="/mark/12-3.htm">Seized</a> <a href="/mark/9-32.htm">Statement</a> <a href="/mark/9-34.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/mark/9-25.htm">Together</a><div class="vheading2">Mark 9</div>1. <a href="/mark/9-1.htm">Jesus is transfigured.</a> 11. <a href="/mark/9-11.htm">He instructs his disciples concerning the coming of Elijah;</a> 14. <a href="/mark/9-14.htm">casts forth a deaf and mute spirit;</a> 30. <a href="/mark/9-30.htm">foretells his death and resurrection;</a> 33. <a href="/mark/9-33.htm">exhorts his disciples to humility;</a> 38. <a href="/mark/9-38.htm">bidding them not to prohibit such as are not against them, </a> 42. <a href="/mark/9-42.htm">nor to give offense to any of the faithful.</a> </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>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <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> </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/mark/9.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/mark/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/mark/9.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>So they kept this matter to themselves The disciples' decision to keep the matter to themselves reflects their confusion and uncertainty about Jesus' teachings. In the context of <a href="/mark/9.htm">Mark 9</a>, Jesus has just been transfigured before Peter, James, and John, and they have witnessed a glimpse of His divine glory. The instruction to keep the matter private may also relate to Jesus' frequent commands for secrecy regarding His identity and works (<a href="/mark/8-30.htm">Mark 8:30</a>). This secrecy is often interpreted as a way to prevent misunderstandings about His mission as the Messiah, which was not to be a political liberator but a suffering servant.discussing what it meant The disciples' discussion indicates their struggle to comprehend Jesus' prediction of His death and resurrection. This reflects a common theme in the Gospels where the disciples often misunderstand Jesus' teachings (<a href="/mark/8-31.htm">Mark 8:31-33</a>). The concept of resurrection was not entirely foreign to Jewish thought, as seen in the Pharisees' belief in the resurrection of the dead (<a href="/acts/23-8.htm">Acts 23:8</a>), but the idea of the Messiah rising from the dead was perplexing to them. This discussion highlights their need for further revelation and understanding, which would come after Jesus' resurrection and the outpouring of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost (Acts 2).to rise from the dead The phrase "to rise from the dead" is central to Christian doctrine, emphasizing the resurrection as a pivotal event in salvation history. In the Old Testament, there are allusions to resurrection, such as in <a href="/isaiah/26-19.htm">Isaiah 26:19</a> and <a href="/daniel/12-2.htm">Daniel 12:2</a>, which speak of the dead rising. Jesus' resurrection is a fulfillment of these prophecies and serves as a type of firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep (<a href="/1_corinthians/15-20.htm">1 Corinthians 15:20</a>). The resurrection is also a testament to Jesus' victory over sin and death, affirming His divine nature and the hope of eternal life for believers (<a href="/romans/6-9.htm">Romans 6:9-10</a>). The disciples' struggle to understand this concept underscores the radical nature of Jesus' mission and the transformative power of His resurrection.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a> The central figure in the Gospel of Mark, whose teachings and actions are the focus of the disciples' discussions. 2. <a href="/topical/p/peter,_james,_and_john.htm">Peter, James, and John</a> The three disciples who witnessed the Transfiguration and are now pondering Jesus' statement about rising from the dead. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_transfiguration.htm">The Transfiguration</a> A significant event where Jesus is transfigured before Peter, James, and John, revealing His divine glory. 4. <a href="/topical/m/mount_of_transfiguration.htm">Mount of Transfiguration</a> The location where the Transfiguration took place, traditionally identified as Mount Tabor or Mount Hermon. 5. <a href="/topical/r/resurrection.htm">Resurrection</a> The concept of rising from the dead, which the disciples are trying to understand in the context of Jesus' teachings.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/u/understanding_the_resurrection.htm">Understanding the Resurrection</a> The disciples' confusion highlights the importance of seeking a deeper understanding of the resurrection. As believers, we should study Scripture to grasp the full significance of Jesus' victory over death. <a href="/topical/f/faith_in_the_unseen.htm">Faith in the Unseen</a> The concept of resurrection challenges us to trust in God's promises, even when they defy human understanding. Our faith should rest in the assurance of things hoped for, as described in <a href="/hebrews/11.htm">Hebrews 11:1</a>. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_discussion.htm">The Importance of Discussion</a> The disciples' discussion among themselves serves as a model for us to engage in community and dialogue about our faith. Sharing insights and questions with fellow believers can lead to greater spiritual growth. <a href="/topical/a/anticipating_christ's_return.htm">Anticipating Christ's Return</a> Just as the disciples pondered the meaning of rising from the dead, we are called to live in anticipation of Christ's return and the resurrection of all believers, as promised in <a href="/1_thessalonians/4-16.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:16-17</a>. <a href="/topical/l/living_in_the_light_of_the_resurrection.htm">Living in the Light of the Resurrection</a> The resurrection is not just a future hope but a present reality that should transform our daily lives. We are called to live as new creations, empowered by the same Spirit that raised Jesus from the dead (<a href="/romans/8-11.htm">Romans 8:11</a>).<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_mark_9.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Mark 9</a> <a href="/q/are_you_brave_facing_challenges.htm">Did Jesus foresee His own death and resurrection?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_end_times.htm">What does the Bible say about the end times?</a> <a href="/q/2_thess._3_3__why_do_faithful_still_suffer.htm">2 Thessalonians 3:3 - How can believers claim 'the Lord is faithful' if historical evidence suggests countless faithful people still suffer or face calamity?</a> <a href="/q/how_can_water_become_wine_naturally.htm">How can water instantly transform into wine (John 2:1-11) without violating natural laws of chemistry?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/mark/9.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(10) And they kept that saying with themselves.--We again note what we may describe as a characteristic touch, analysing the mental condition of the disciples in relation to their Master's teaching.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/mark/9.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 10, 11. - Questioning among themselves what the rising again from the dead should mean; that is, his own rising from the dead, of which our Lord had just been speaking. No doubt the general resurrection at the end of the world was an article of faith with which the disciples were familiar. But they could not understand, when he spake of his own immediate rising from the dead. So their perplexities led them at last to ask him the question; or rather to make the remark to him, The scribes say that Elijah must first come; with a view to obtaining some clearer understanding. They had just seen Elijah in the Transfiguration, and they had seen him disappear. They wondered why he should have departed. They thought, it may be, that he ought to have remained, that he might be the forerunner of Christ and of his kingdom and glory, according to the prophecy of Malachi (<a href="/malachi/4-6.htm">Malachi 4:6</a>). This the scribes taught; but they erred in the confusion of times, for they did not distinguish the first coming of Christ in the flesh from his second advent to judgment. The thought upon the mind of the disciples appears to have been this: They heard Christ speak of his own resurrection as close at hand, and they had seen the type of it in his transfiguration; and they thought that immediately after that, Christ's kingdom would come, and he would reign gloriously. Why, then, had not Elijah remained, that he might be his precursor? St. Matthew (<a href="/matthew/17-13.htm">Matthew 17:13</a>) tells us that our Lord's words which follow showed the disciples that when he said that Elijah was to come first and restore all things, he meant them to understand" that he spake unto them of John the Baptist." Upon the question of a future coming of Elijah, it seems safest to confess our ignorance. The prophecy of Malachi was no doubt in part fulfilled in the coming of John the Baptist; but it would be rash to affirm that it may not receive another and more literal fulfillment before the second advent. A host of ancient Christian expositors have held that Elijah will appear in person before the second advent of Christ. St. Augustine, in his 'City of God' (20:29), says, "Not without reason do we hope that before the coming of our Judge and Savior Elias will come, because we have good reason to believe that he is now alive; for, as Holy Scripture distinctly informs us, he gas taken up from this life in a chariot of fire. When, therefore, he is come he shall give a spiritual explanation of the Law which the Jews at present understand carnally, and will turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the children to the fathers; that is, the Jews who are the children will understand the Law in the same sense as their fathers the prophets understood it." Indeed, this is one of the principal reasons assigned by the Fathers for this appearance of Elijah, that he may convert the Jews. <a href="/commentaries/mark/9-10.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>[So] καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. they kept ἐκράτησαν (ekratēsan) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2902.htm">Strong's 2902: </a> From kratos; to use strength, i.e. Seize or retain. this τὸν (ton) Article - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. matter λόγον (logon) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3056.htm">Strong's 3056: </a> From lego; something said; by implication, a topic, also reasoning or motive; by extension, a computation; specially, the Divine Expression. to πρὸς (pros) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_4314.htm">Strong's 4314: </a> To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward. themselves, ἑαυτοὺς (heautous) Reflexive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1438.htm">Strong's 1438: </a> Himself, herself, itself. discussing συζητοῦντες (syzētountes) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4802.htm">Strong's 4802: </a> To seek together, discuss, dispute. From sun and zeteo; to investigate jointly, i.e. Discuss, controvert, cavil. what τί (ti) Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5101.htm">Strong's 5101: </a> Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what. it meant ἐστιν (estin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. to rise ἀναστῆναι (anastēnai) Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active <a href="/greek/strongs_450.htm">Strong's 450: </a> To raise up, set up; I rise from among (the) dead; I arise, appear. From ana and histemi; to stand up. from ἐκ (ek) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1537.htm">Strong's 1537: </a> From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out. [the] dead. νεκρῶν (nekrōn) Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3498.htm">Strong's 3498: </a> (a) adj: dead, lifeless, subject to death, mortal, (b) noun: a dead body, a corpse. 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