Passage

Mark 9.12

Book: Mark · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"10. And they kept the saying, questioning among themselves what the rising again from the dead should mean. 11. And they asked him, saying, How is it that the scribes say that Elijah must first come?"

"12. And he said unto them, Elijah indeed cometh first, and restoreth all things: and how is it written of the Son of man, that he should suffer many things and be set at nought?"

"13. But I say unto you, that Elijah is come, and they have also done unto him whatsoever they would, even as it is written of him. 14. And when they came to the disciples, they saw a great multitude about them, and scribes questioning with them." (Mark 9:10-14, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"10. They kept this saying to themselves, questioning what the “rising from the dead” meant. 11. They asked him, saying, “Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”"

"12. He said to them, “Elijah indeed comes first, and restores all things. How is it written about the Son of Man, that he should suffer many things and be despised?"

"13. But I tell you that Elijah has come, and they have also done to him whatever they wanted to, even as it is written about him.” 14. Coming to the disciples, he saw a great multitude around them, and scribes questioning them." (Mark 9:10-14, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"10. And they kept that saying with themselves, questioning one with another what the rising from the dead should mean. 11. And they asked him, saying, Why say the scribes that Elias must first come?"

"12. And he answered and told them, Elias verily cometh first, and restoreth all things; and how it is written of the Son of man, that he must suffer many things, and be set at nought."

"13. But I say unto you, That Elias is indeed come, and they have done unto him whatsoever they listed, as it is written of him. 14. And when he came to his disciples, he saw a great multitude about them, and the scribes questioning with them." (Mark 9:10-14, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"10. and the thing they kept to themselves, questioning together what the rising out of the dead is. 11. And they were questioning him, saying, that the scribes say that Elijah it behoveth to come first."

"12. And he answering said to them, 'Elijah indeed, having come first, doth restore all things; and how hath it been written concerning the Son of Man, that many things he may suffer, and be set at nought?"

"13. But I say to you, That also Elijah hath come, and they did to him what they willed, as it hath been written of him.' 14. And having come unto the disciples, he saw a great multitude about them, and scribes questioning with them," (Mark 9:10-14, YLT)

Setting

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Audience: TBD
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Time period: TBD

Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word.

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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