# Mark 9.13

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**Book:** [Mark](/codex/mark/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 11. And they asked him, saying, How is it that the scribes say that Elijah must first come? 12. And he said unto them, <span class="rl-speech">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?</span>
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> **13. <span class="rl-speech">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.</span>**
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> 14. And when they came to the disciples, they saw a great multitude about them, and scribes questioning with them. 15. And straightway all the multitude, when they saw him, were greatly amazed, and running to him saluted him. (Mark 9:11-15, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 11. They asked him, saying, “Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?” 12. He said to them, <span class="rl-speech">“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?</span>
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> **13. <span class="rl-speech">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.”</span>**
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> 14. Coming to the disciples, he saw a great multitude around them, and scribes questioning them. 15. Immediately all the multitude, when they saw him, were greatly amazed, and running to him greeted him. (Mark 9:11-15, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 11. And they asked him, saying, Why say the scribes that Elias must first come? 12. And he answered and told them, <span class="rl-speech">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.</span>
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> **13. <span class="rl-speech">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.</span>**
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> 14. And when he came to his disciples, he saw a great multitude about them, and the scribes questioning with them. 15. And straightway all the people, when they beheld him, were greatly amazed, and running to him saluted him. (Mark 9:11-15, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 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, <span class="rl-speech">'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?</span>
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> **13. <span class="rl-speech">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.'</span>**
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> 14. And having come unto the disciples, he saw a great multitude about them, and scribes questioning with them, 15. and immediately, all the multitude having seen him, were amazed, and running near, were saluting him. (Mark 9:11-15, YLT)

## Setting

- **Speaker:** _TBD_
- **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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## Quoted in

**Concepts:**

- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [Mark 9](/codex/mark-9/)

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## Notes

_Your annotations._

## 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](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/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.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.